![]() Saramago serves the readers some of his philosophical takes on life, as his characters see it: “Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions, decisions make us. He goes through a great deal of pain in the process, exhausts himself mentally and physically, to just realize how equally unimportant are the lives and deaths. Senhor Jose, a lonely civil servant, dutiful during the day and bored at night, challenges his own boredom with the task of finding out what he can about an unknown woman, whose card got attached to the cards of famous people he collected clippings on to fill his evenings. If you think your job is boring, read this novel which takes you into the life of a clerk at the Central Registry. It must have been the effect of Saramago’s beautiful writing style all the way. ![]() ![]() ![]() I had a beatific smile on my face when I started reading it. ![]()
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