Past meeting
All the Names by Jose Saramago
(4 ratings)
Meeting Description
Who
- Those who enjoy allegories and discovering new authors should join us.
Why
- This book is widely available from the public library and UT. It is 238 pages long.
Organized by
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"I will have a meetup sign. This meeting is at our usual location of Central Market cafe."
--E.D. (Fearless Leader )
Details
Description:
"As soon as you cross the threshold, you notice the smell of old paper." The Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths is the setting for All the Names, Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author José Saramago's seventh novel to be translated into English. The names in question are those of every man, woman, and child ever born, married, or buried in the unnamed city where the Registry is located, and are the special province of Senhor José who is employed there as a clerk.
For more see the wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.o...
Michelle O.
"Insightful; great discussion and a nice variety of interpretations"