{"product_id":"small-memories-9780547752631","title":"Small Memories","description":"\"Small Memories is a . . . nourishing last gift from a great writer.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShifting back and forth between childhood and his teenage years, between Azinhaga and Lisbon, this is a mosaic of memories, a simply told, affecting look into the author's boyhood: the tragic death of his older brother at the age of four; his mother pawning the family's blankets every spring and buying them back in time for winter; his beloved grandparents bringing the weaker piglets into their bed on cold nights; and Saramago's early encounters with literature, from teaching himself to read by deciphering articles in the daily newspaper, to poring over an entertaining dialogue in a Portuguese-French conversation guide, not realizing that he was in fact reading a play by Moli?re. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with Saramago's characteristic wit and honesty, \u003cem\u003eSmall Memories\u003c\/em\u003e traces the formation of an artist fascinated by words and stories from an early age who emerged, against all odds, as one of the world's most respected writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like a nostalgic progenitor bestowing his wealth of life experience upon a younger generation, Saramago digs deep into his peasant roots to sketch a rough outline of the little boy who would become one of the greatest Portuguese-language writers\"--\u003cem\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosta, Margaret Jull:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMARGARET JULL COSTA has established herself as the premier translator of Portuguese literature into English today.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaramago, José:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOSÉ SARAMAGO (1922-2010) was the author of many novels, among them \u003ci\u003eBlindness, All the Names, Baltasar and Blimunda, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.\u003c\/i\u003e In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707478970642,"sku":"9780547752631","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21dbb99b-057e-4aec-a5e8-625556fc9478.jpg?v=1734495719","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-memories-9780547752631","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}