Provocative and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of Jose
Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential elect
ion, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with f
riends, and meditates on his favorite authors. Precise observations and moments
of arresting significance are rendered with pointillist detail, and together dem
onstrate an acute understanding of our times.
