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Que diablo de Dios es este que para enaltecer a Abel desprecia a Cain. Si en El Evangelio segun Jesucristo Jose Saramago nos dio su vision del Nuevo Testamento en Cain regresa a los primeros libros de la Biblia. En un itinerario heterodoxo recorre ciudades decadentes y establos palacios de... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Cain: A cursed fratricide who goes on a journey on time and witnesses some of the most intense Biblical facts of the Old Testament, constantly blaming God for some of the evil in the world.
- God: The all-mighty himself.
- Adam: "The" Adam. The first man
- Eve: "The" Eve. The first woman.
- Well: Add a description of this character.
- Abel
Quotes edit
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“...the only person I have to account to is myself, that I never have to concern myself with considerations of a personal nature, and that I am endowed, let me say this to you now, with a conscience so flexible that it agrees with whatever I do...”
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“...where did the strange idea come from, that god, simply because he is god, has the right to govern the private lives of his believers, setting up rules, prohibitions, interdictions, and other such nonsense...”
cain
First Sentence edit
Quando o senhor, também conhecido como deus, se apercebeu de que a adão e eva, perfeitos em tudo o que apresentavam à vista, não lhes saía uma palavra da boca nem emitiam ao menos um simples som primário que fosse, teve de ficar irritado consigo mesmo, uma vez que não havia mais ninguém no jardim do éden a quem pudesse responsabilizar pela gravíssima falta, quando os outros animais, produtos, todos eles, tal como os dois humanos, do faça-se divino, uns por meio de rugidos e mugidos, outros por roncos, chilreios, assobios e cacarejos, desfrutavam já de voz própria.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of October (2011). (authoritative list)
This book is in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This book is in Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- José Saramago (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Pilar del Río (Translator) - Del portugués al español
First Edition edit
Original Language: Portuguese
Publisher: Editorial Caminho
Country: Portugal
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9789722120760
Page Count: 182
Publisher: Editorial Caminho
Country: Portugal
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9789722120760
Page Count: 182
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- Dewey: 813
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