{"product_id":"9780156005203","title":"Baltasar And Blimunda","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBaltasar And Blimunda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): José Saramago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature,\u003cem\u003e Baltasar and Blimunda\u003c\/em\u003e is a “brilliant...enchanting novel” (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/em\u003e of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. \u003c\/strong\u003ePortugal, 1711: an amorous friar is pursued naked through the rubble-strewn streets of Lisbon; an enthusiastic procession of flagellants roars with pleasure over the damnation of adultery; a royal prince uses hapless sailors for target practice; and women dressed in colorful finery watch as lapsed converts and sorcerers are put to death by flames. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague, a seemingly mismatched couple discover the wonders of love. This poetic tale, graced with exquisite historical details and full of magic and adventure, is a tapestry of human folly and human will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A romance and an adventure, a rumination on royalty and religion in eighteenth century Portugal and a bitterly ironic comment on the uses of power.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “A charming and really moving love story… An unexpected gem.”—\u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e   “An enchanting novel [with a] love story which soars over the rest of the action like a flute above a heavy orchestra.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780156005203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41146482229454,"sku":"9780156005203","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780156005203_4e8df941-4e48-4c20-850a-c0f26475e2bf.jpg?v=1652106355","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780156005203","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}