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020 a| 9780547419893 (hbk.);

020 a| 0547419899 (hbk.);

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035 a| (Sirsi) o694830132;

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042 a| pcc;

049 a| EREE;

050 4 a| PQ9281.A66b| C3513 2011;

082 04 a| 813;

100 1 a| Saramago, José.=| ^A217176;

240 10 a| Caim.l| English=| ^A1082173;

245 10 a| Cain /c| José Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.;

260 a| Boston [Mass.] :b| Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,c| 2011.;

300 a| 159 pages ;c| 21 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| A novel;

500 a| "First published with the title Caim in 2009 by Editorial Caminho, SA, Lisbon"--T.p. verso.;

520 a| "In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Job's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career"--c| Provided by publisher.;

600 00 a| Cainc| (Biblical figure)v| Fiction.=| ^A557759;

600 10 a| Saramago, Josév| Translations into English.=| ^A217176;

700 1 a| Costa, Margaret Jull.=| ^A463671;

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Cain / José Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

Author/creator	Saramago, José
Other author	Costa, Margaret Jull.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Description	159 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects	Cain (Biblical figure)--Fiction. Saramago, José--Translations into English. Bible. Old Testament--History of Biblical events. --Fiction.

Uniform title	Caim. English
Abstract	"In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Job's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	A novel
General note	"First published with the title Caim in 2009 by Editorial Caminho, SA, Lisbon"--T.p. verso.
ISBN	9780547419893 (hbk.)
ISBN	0547419899 (hbk.)

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