Jonathan Cape, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 336 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than foxing here and there. Edges slightly foxed. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a ?brilliant...enchanting novel? (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. National bestseller. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Portugal; 18th century; ISBN: 0224025228. ISBN/EAN: 9780224025225. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9157. . 9780224025225

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Baltasar and Blimunda is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. It is a love story set in the 18th century with the construction of the Convent of Mafra, now one of Portugal's chief tourist attractions, as a background. Two young lovers interact naturally with historical characters including the composer and harpsichordist Domenico Scarlatti and the priest Bartolomeu de Gusmão, recognized today as an aviation pioneer, all in the shadow of the Inquisition.

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Bookseller: Great Southern Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9157
Title: Baltasar and Blimunda
Author: Jose Saramago
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0224025228
ISBN 13: 9780224025225
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: BZDB137 jose saramago, nobel prize, romance, inquisition, 18th century, portugal, Fiction; Historical Fiction; Portugal; 18th century; ISBN: 0224025228 EAN: 9780224025225 Jose Saramago Baltasar and Blimunda

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