Double by Jose Saramago

Double by Jose Saramago

What happens when Tertuliano M-ximo Afonso, a 38-year-old professor of history, discovers that there is a man living in the same city who is identical to him on every physical detail, but not related by blood at all. And what happens when each of these men attempt to investigate each other's lives? How do we know who we are? What do we mean by identity? What defines us as individual, unique people? Could we ever come to terms with the existence of another person with our voice, our features, our everything, down to the smallest distinguishing mark? Could we change places with our double without those closest to us noticing? Dark yet comic, Jos- Saramago's new novel can be read as an existential thriller, but it is above all a work of literature that immerses us in the essential questions of life. It is certain to become a 21st-century classic.

A Borgesian fable with a marvellous flavour all its ownPhilip Hensher, The Spectator An ugly, truthful fable with a unique music. Philip Hensher, Observer

Jos- Saramago was born in Portugal in 1922 and has been a full-time writer since 1979. His oeuvre embraces plays, poetry, short stories, non-fiction and ten novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages and have established him as the most influential Portuguese writer of his generation. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.

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ISBN 13	9781843430995
ISBN 10	1843430991
Title	Double
Author	Jose Saramago
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2004-08-05
Number of pages	304
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