Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2011: In his final slim novel, the late JosÃ© Saramago gives a cheeky modernist update to a timeworn biblical tale. After killing his

Cain

Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2011: In his final slim novel, the late JosÃ© Saramago gives a cheeky modernist update to a timeworn biblical tale. After killing his brother Abel in an exasperated rage, Cain makes a deal with a CEO-like God and escapes with little more than a donkey and a few snacks, doomed to nomadic immortality. As he wanders through time and space, the handsome itinerant interferes with the dealings of a familiar cast of characters--Noah, Moses, Isaac--forever altering the course of legend along the way. Deeply flawed and all too human, despite the eternal life granted him, Cain also struggles openly with the idea of faith in the face of an equally flawed God. By turns philosophical and hilarious, Cain shows off the scope of Saramagoâ€™s talent and makes a fitting coda for a superlative writing life. --Mia Lipman
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780547419893
ReleaseDate 2011-10-04

Cain