The inklings of Saramago s style swell throughout . . . "Skylight" shines. " New York Times"
Unmistakably Saramago . . . There is no shortage of wonders to be found in "Skylight"]. "Washington Post"
A fascinating and startlingly mature work . . . The book is a gem. "Boston Globe"
Lisbon, late 1940s. The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona Lidia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio s Spanish wife is in a permanent...