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丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賮購賯丿鬲貙 賵孬賲 賵噩丿鬲 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘貙 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 噩賵夭賷賴 丿賷 爻賵夭丕 爻丕乇丕賲丕噩賵 丕賱丨丕卅夭 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 賱賱丌丿丕亘. 乇賵丕賷丞 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶.. 鬲鬲噩丕賵夭 丕賱賯賷賲 丕賱爻丕卅丿丞 賵鬲乇賶 賮賷 丕賱禺賱賷丞 丕賱毓丕卅賱賷丞 賲乇丕丿賮賸丕 賱賱噩丨賷賲. 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐丿乇鬲 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 亘毓丿 賲賵鬲賴.

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First published October 17, 2011

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Jos茅 Saramago

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Jos茅 de Sousa Saramago (16 November 1922 鈥� 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese novelist and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony [with which he] continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality." His works, some of which have been seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the theopoetic. In 2003 Harold Bloom described Saramago as "the most gifted novelist alive in the world today."


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Skylight is the first novel by Jos茅 Saramago, who received the Nobel Prize in 1999. In 1953, the editors refused the work, lost almost forty years, and published it posthumously.
The author tells the story of the life of many characters in a building in a small Portuguese town in the 1950s, where appearances are more important than reality: couples who hate each other, young people girls in bloom, bitter sisters, a philosopher shoemaker, and his young tenant Abel, a woman maintained by a business director to whom she gives lessons in dignity, sewists in love with music especially that of Beethoven, and Diderot. All this little world has been sifted with happiness and an undeniable talent for storytelling ... this novel dealing with seemingly innocuous situations is an accurate revealer of the situation in Portugal, under the dictatorship of Salazar in the middle of the twentieth century , everyone keeps their secrets ... behind the unspoken, the false pretenses, it is the whole of the society of the time which is singled out ... implicitly: mistrust, hidden or incestuous loves, hatred impregnable, indifference, contempt is, physical and moral miseries, hope ... Pettiness, baseness, each one observes and measures himself ... alone, Abel, young man without ties, (would it be the author himself?) remains outside these ordinary, banal life, he philosophizes with Sylvestre the shoemaker, a thoughtful and engaging man, reasonable and in love with his wife, the good Mariana ... Abel asks himself questions, wonders about the life of these little people ... are the secrets of Lydia who lives on her charms in the apartment next to the one where Abel lives? What are the secret motivations of the dressmakers who are in love with classical music and Diderot?
The author reveals a corner of the veil to us without ever falling into a caricature. That's to draw these endearing characters' profiles. Like an entomologist, he observes the many women who populate this beautiful work.
Older women, young, fresh and pleasant, skinny, the fat Mariana so beautiful in her youth, insolent, unhappy, workers, resigned or erased, deceived, provocative, mentally tortured, or deeply in pain.
It was a lovely book in the end, fine and revealing, brilliant in certain respects in the portraits and the meticulous observations, Vivid and profound at the same time, of this little people's society where it is trivial, which, sometimes, is the most revealing!
November 9, 2019
芦螝伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 尉苇蟻蔚喂 伪谓 胃伪 尉蔚蠂维蟽蔚喂 蟺蟻慰蟿慰蠉 尉蔚蠂维蟽蔚喂禄

危蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 魏慰蟻蠀蠁伪委慰蠀 位慰纬慰蟿苇蠂谓畏
蠈位蠅谓 蟿蠅谓 蔚蟺慰蠂蠋谓 蟿慰 芦蠁伪委谓蔚蟽胃伪喂禄未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿蠈 萎 维魏蟻蠅蟼 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻蠅谓.
韦委蟺慰蟿伪 未蔚谓 渭喂位维蔚喂 伪蟻蠂魏维, 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蔚魏蟿蠀蠁位蠅蟿喂魏蠈 蟽魏慰蟿维未喂 蟽蟿慰谓 蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬蠈 蟿畏蟼 胃蠀蟽委伪蟼, 蟺慰蠀 蠂维蟻喂蟽蔚 慰 伪蟻蠂喂蟿苇魏蟿慰谓伪蟼 魏伪喂 苇蠂蟿喂蟽蔚 慰 渭畏蠂伪谓喂魏蠈蟼 蠅蟼 蟽蟿伪蟿喂魏蠈 胃蔚渭苇位喂慰 蟽蟿慰 慰喂魏慰未蠈渭畏渭伪 蟿慰蠀.
螣喂 萎蠂慰喂 蟿蠅谓 蔚谓慰委魏蠅谓 渭苇蟻伪 魏伪喂 谓蠉蠂蟿伪 纬蟻维蠁慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蠁慰蟻蟿蠋谓慰蠀谓 渭蔚 渭维味蔚蟼 蟺苇谓胃喂渭畏蟼 蟽喂蠅蟺萎蟼, 蠄喂胃蠀蟻喂蟽蟿苇蟼 魏慰蠀尾苇谓蟿蔚蟼 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓萎蟼 伪谓委伪蟼, 尾萎渭伪蟿伪 谓蔚伪谓喂魏萎蟼 蟿伪蟻伪蠂萎蟼 萎 纬苇蟻喂魏畏蟼 魏伪位慰蟽蠉谓畏蟼.
螒蟺慰蟿蠀蠂畏渭苇谓蔚蟼 伪纬维蟺蔚蟼 蟽蟿伪 位伪渭蟺蔚蟻维 渭维蟿喂伪 蟿蠅谓 蟺伪喂未喂蠋谓 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螜蟽蠂谓维 魏伪喂 维蟻蟻蠅蟽蟿伪 魏慰蟻渭喂维 蟺慰蠀 蟿蟻苇蠁慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 蟺蠈谓慰 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟺伪蠂蠉蟽伪蟻魏伪 蟽蠋渭伪蟿伪 蟺位伪蟽渭维蟿蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 蟺蟻慰魏伪位慰蠉谓 蠀蟺苇蟻尾伪蟻伪 蟿慰 纬苇位喂慰 蟿畏蟼 魏慰蟻慰蠆未委伪蟼 ,蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 渭蔚 蟿慰 魏位维渭伪 伪蟺慰 蟿畏谓 维魏蟻伪蟿畏, 伪蟺蟻慰蟽渭苇蟿蟻畏蟿畏 魏伪位慰蟽蠉谓畏 蟿慰蠀蟼.

螇蟿伪谓 渭喂伪 蟽蟺慰谓未萎 蟽蟿慰 尾蠅渭蠈 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟽蠂伪蟿喂维蟼
蠈蟺慰蠀 慰喂 胃蔚慰委 胃苇位慰蠀谓 谓伪 蟽蠋蟽慰蠀谓 蟿慰谓 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰
伪位位维 未蔚谓 胃苇位慰蠀谓 谓伪 尉苇蟻慰蠀谓 蟿委蟺慰蟿伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀蟼 尉蔚纬蔚位慰蠉谓 渭蔚 蔚蠀伪纬纬蔚位喂魏苇蟼 伪纬维蟺蔚蟼,
蠋蟽蟿蔚 谓伪 伪谓蟿喂魏伪蟿伪蟽蟿伪胃慰蠉谓 慰喂 蟺蟻维尉蔚喂蟼 渭蔚 蟿伪 位蠈纬喂伪,
渭蔚 渭慰谓伪蠂喂魏苇蟼 魏慰蠀尾苇谓蟿蔚蟼, 魏蔚谓苇蟼, 维未蔚喂蔚蟼,
未委蠂蠅蟼 未蟻维蟽畏 蟺慰蠀 魏伪蟿伪位萎纬慰蠀谓 伪蟺位苇蟼 伪谓伪渭谓萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟽蟿喂蟼 伪蟺慰蠂蔚蟿蔚蠉蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾蠈胃蟻慰蠀蟼 蟿蠅谓 蟽蠅渭伪蟿喂魏蠋谓 魏伪喂 蠄蠀蠂喂魏蠋谓 蟺蔚蟻喂蟿蟿蠅渭维蟿蠅谓.

螣 蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬蠈蟼, 蟺慰蠀 蠁蟿喂维蠂蟿畏魏蔚 蟺蟻慰蟽蠂畏渭伪蟿喂魏维 蟽蟿伪 尾维胃畏 渭喂伪蟼 位伪蠆魏萎蟼 蟺慰位蠀魏伪蟿慰喂魏委伪蟼 蟽蟿畏 螞喂蟽伪尾蠋谓伪, 蟿畏 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪 蟿慰蠀 鈥�50 纬喂伪 谓伪 伪喂蠂渭伪位蠅蟿委味蔚喂, 谓伪 渭慰蠀蠂位喂维味蔚喂, 蠀蟺伪蟻尉喂伪魏维, 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿伪 魏慰蠀蟿喂维-未喂伪渭蔚蟻委蟽渭伪蟿伪 蠄蠀蠂蠋谓, 蟿伪 尾维蟻畏 蟿蠅谓 未畏位蠋蟽蔚蠅谓 蟺蔚蟻委 伪纬维蟺畏蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蠀渭蟺蠈谓慰喂伪蟼.
螣渭慰委蠅蟼, 蟽蟿慰 芦蔚委谓伪喂禄 蟿畏蟼 蟺伪谓伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓畏蟼 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁慰蟻维蟼, 蔚魏蔚委, 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 渭委蟽慰蟼 尉蔚蟺位苇谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺慰 伪渭慰喂尾伪委蔚蟼 伪谓维纬魏蔚蟼 胃伪 位蔚委蟺慰蠀谓 蟺维谓蟿伪 蟿伪 伪谓伪纬魏伪委伪 渭苇蟽伪. 螒蠀蟿维,
蟺慰蠀 胃伪 蟿畏谓 魏维谓慰蠀谓 魏维蟿喂 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅 伪蟺慰 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 渭喂伪蟼 蟽蠀谓伪喂蟽胃畏渭伪蟿喂魏萎蟼 蟺伪蟻蠈蟻渭畏蟽畏蟼.

螆谓伪蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蔚谓喂魏蠈蟼 魏蠈蟽渭慰蟼, 蟽鈥� 苇谓伪 蟻伪未喂蠈蠁蠅谓慰 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺伪纬纬苇位位蔚蟿伪喂 慰 围慰蟻蠈蟼 蟿蠅谓 谓蔚魏蟻蠋谓 蟿慰蠀 螤慰位 螝位慰谓蟿苇位, 伪位位慰蠉 伪魏慰蠉纬蔚蟿伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 未委蟽魏慰蟼 蟻维纬魏蟿伪蠆渭 萎 蟿慰 魏慰蠀尾蔚谓蟿喂伪蟽蟿蠈 蟽蠉蟻蟽喂渭慰 伪蟺蠈 蟺伪谓蟿蠈蠁位蔚蟼鈥�

芦螝伪蟿蠈蟺喂谓 萎蟻胃蔚 蟿慰 未蔚委蟺谓慰. 螕蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺鈥� 蟿慰 蟿蟻伪蟺苇味喂 蟿苇蟽蟽蔚蟻喂蟼 纬蠀谓伪委魏蔚蟼. 韦伪 伪蠂谓喂蟽蟿维 蟺喂维蟿伪, 畏 位蔚蠀魏萎 蟺蔚蟿蟽苇蟿伪, 畏 喂蔚蟻慰蟿蔚位蔚蟽蟿委伪 蟿慰蠀 纬蔚蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼. 螤维谓蠅 萎 委蟽蠅蟼 魏维蟿蠅 伪蟺鈥� 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪谓伪蟺蠈蠁蔚蠀魏蟿慰蠀蟼 蠄喂胃蠉蟻慰蠀蟼, 渭喂伪 蟺蠀魏谓萎 蟽喂蠅蟺萎, 蟽蟺伪蟻伪魏蟿喂魏萎, 畏 伪谓伪魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎 蟽喂蠅蟺萎 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻蔚位胃蠈谓蟿慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 渭伪蟼 伪蟿蔚谓委味蔚喂 魏伪喂 畏 蔚喂蟻蠅谓喂魏萎 蟽喂蠅蟺萎 蟿慰蠀 渭苇位位慰谓蟿慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 渭伪蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蔚喂禄.

芦蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬慰蟼禄, 位维渭蟺蔚喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 蟺慰位蠉, 蠋蟽蟿蔚 蟿喂蟼 谓蠉蠂蟿蔚蟼, 蟿伪 尾维蟻畏 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚委未畏蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 蟿伪 蟽魏喂蟽渭苇谓伪 蟺伪谓蠅蠁蠈蟻喂伪 蟿蠅谓 蔚位蟺委未蠅谓 , 谓伪 蟿蠀位委纬慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蟿蠈蟽慰 蔚位伪蠁蟻喂维 慰渭委蠂位畏, 蟺慰蠀 伪谓 蠁蠀蟽萎尉蔚喂蟼 渭蔚 蟿喂蟼 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼, 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚喂蟼 蟿慰 谓蠈畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 味蠅萎蟼 渭蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 谓蠀蠂蟿蔚蟻喂谓苇蟼 蠁萎渭蔚蟼.
韦畏谓 畏渭苇蟻伪 蟺慰蠀 苇蟻蠂蔚蟿伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪 谓伪 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚喂蠋蟽蔚喂 蟿慰 蠁伪纬慰蟺蠈蟿喂 蟿蠅谓 慰谓蔚委蟻蠅谓, 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺喂慰 蟽魏喂蔚蟻维, 蟺喂慰 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓维, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 蠈位伪 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻慰蠉谓 蟺蠅蟼 蟿慰 谓蠈畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 蟽蟿蠈位喂味蔚 蟿慰 谓慰蠀 蟽慰蠀 蟽蟿喂蟼 尾蟻伪未喂谓苇蟼 伪谓伪味畏蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蠀蟽委伪 畏 苇位位蔚喂蠄畏 谓慰萎渭伪蟿慰蟼 ...

螒蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 谓蠈畏渭伪 伪蟺慰蟻蟻慰蠁维蟿伪喂 蟺维谓蟿伪 伪蟺慰 蟿畏谓 尾喂慰蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏萎 位萎胃畏 蟿蠅谓 伪魏慰蠉蟽喂蠅谓 未蟻伪渭伪蟿喂魏蠋谓 魏慰蟻蠀蠁蠋蟽蔚蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 尉蔚纬蔚位慰蠉谓 蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟻伪蟽蟿伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟿蠅谓 蟽蟿喂纬渭蠋谓 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 渭蔚纬维位蠅谓 喂未蔚蠋谓.

芦螚 位苇尉畏 蟺慰蠀 萎胃蔚位蔚 谓伪 蟺蟻慰蠁苇蟻蔚喂 尾蟻喂蟽魏蠈蟿伪谓 蟽蟿伪 蠂蔚委位畏 蟿畏蟼, 伪位位维 蟿畏蟼 蠁伪喂谓蠈蟿伪谓 尾蔚尾萎位蠅蟽畏 谓伪 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚喂. 违蟺维蟻蠂慰蠀谓 位苇尉蔚喂蟼 蟺慰蠀 蠀蟺慰蠂蠅蟻慰蠉谓, 蟺慰蠀 伪蟻谓慰蠉谓蟿伪喂 鈥� 纬喂伪蟿委 蟽畏渭伪委谓慰蠀谓 蠀蟺蔚蟻尾慰位喂魏维 蟺慰位位维 纬喂伪 蟿伪 魏慰蠀蟻伪蟽渭苇谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 位苇尉蔚喂蟼 伪蠀蟿喂维 渭伪蟼禄.

螘委谓伪喂 伪喂蠋谓蔚蟼 魏蟻蠀渭渭苇谓慰 蟽蔚 蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬慰蠉蟼 魏伪喂 渭慰蠀蠂位喂伪蟽渭苇谓伪 谓蟿慰蠀位维蟺喂伪, 蟺慰蠀 蟽魏蔚尾蟻蠋谓慰蠀谓 维未蔚喂伪 伪蟺慰 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚委谓伪
萎 蟽蔚 胃慰蟻蠀尾蠋未畏 蠄蠀纬蔚委伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪蟿畏蟻慰蠉谓 蟿慰 位委蟺慰蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰 尾维蟻慰蟼 伪蟺慰 蟿伪蠆蟽渭苇谓伪 蠂伪渭蠈纬蔚位伪, 魏伪喂 蠂位喂未维蟿畏 伪蠁胃慰谓委伪 渭伪蟿伪喂慰未慰尉委伪蟼
魏蔚蟻未喂蟽渭苇谓畏 伪蟺慰 蟿畏谓 蔚魏渭蔚蟿维位位蔚蠀蟽畏 畏未慰谓喂魏萎蟼, 魏伪位位委纬蟻伪渭渭畏蟼, 谓蔚伪谓喂魏萎蟼 蟽维蟻魏伪蟼, 伪蟻蠅渭伪蟿喂蟽渭苇谓畏蟼 渭蔚 伪魏蟻喂尾维 伪蟻蠋渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 纬苇蟻喂魏伪 蟽伪位喂蠋渭蔚谓伪 蟺慰蠉蟻伪.

螝蔚蟻未慰蟽魏慰蟺蔚委 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蔚 谓慰喂魏喂伪蟽渭苇谓蔚蟼 谓蟿慰蠀位维蟺蔚蟼, 魏位蔚喂未蠅渭苇谓伪 蟽蠀蟻蟿维蟻喂伪, 蟽魏慰蠀蟻喂伪蟽渭苇谓伪 魏维纬魏蔚位伪, 蟽蠁伪位喂蟽蟿维 蟺伪蟻维胃蠀蟻伪 魏伪喂 渭蠀蟻蠅未喂苇蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓

螆谓伪蟼 蠂蠋蟻慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 渭苇蟽伪 蟿慰蠀 魏蟻蠉尾蔚喂 味蠅苇蟼,蟽魏喂苇蟼 伪蟺慰 魏慰蟻谓委味蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀谓胃位委尾慰蠀谓 渭蔚 蟿伪 蠀纬蟻维 蠂伪渭慰纬蔚位伪蟽蟿维 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾位蔚渭渭伪蟿伪. 螠维蟿伪喂伪 蟺蟻蠅喂谓维 魏伪喂 蔚蠁喂伪位蟿喂魏蔚蟼 谓蠉蠂蟿蔚蟼, 蠁蠀位伪纬渭苇谓伪 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏维 魏伪喂 蠄苇渭伪蟿伪,
魏伪蟿伪蟽蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼, 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪, 蟺伪蟻伪蟿畏蟻萎蟽蔚喂蟼,
蟽蠀谓胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 尾蟻蠈渭喂魏蠅谓 蟿慰喂蠂慰纬蟻伪蠁喂蠋谓,
伪谓伪蟺谓慰苇蟼, 渭蠀蟻蠅未喂苇蟼 蠁伪纬畏蟿慰蠉 蟽蟿畏 蟽魏维位伪 魏伪喂 伪谓伪胃蠀渭喂维蟽蔚喂蟼 蠂位蠅蟻委谓畏蟼,
苇谓伪 魏伪胃慰位喂魏蠈 慰渭慰委蠅渭伪 蟿畏蟼 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏维 蟿慰蟺慰胃蔚蟿畏渭苇谓畏蟼 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓畏蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼.

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鬲鬲卮丕亘賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲毓 "毓賲丕乇丞 賷毓賯賵亘賷丕賳" 賱賱兀爻賵丕賳賶 賮賶 亘毓囟 丕賱賳賯丕胤貨 賰賱丕賴賲丕 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賲亘賳賶 賷爻賰賳賴 兀卮禺丕氐 賲禺鬲賱賮賵賳貙 賵賰賱丕賴賲丕 乇賵丕賷鬲丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲貙 賵賱賰賳賴賲丕 丕禺鬲賱賮丕 賮賶 賲賵囟賵毓賴賲丕 鬲賲丕賲賸丕貨 賮 "丕賱賲賳賵乇" 乇賵丕賷丞 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 噩丿賸丕 亘賷賳賲丕 "毓賲丕乇丞 賷毓賯賵亘賷丕賳" 爻賷丕爻賷丞 亘丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶.. 乇賵丕賷丞 "丕賱賲賳賵乇" 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丿丕禺賱賷丞 亘賷賳 丕賱爻賰丕賳 賮賷賲丕 亘賷賳賴賲貙 賵鬲鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丕賱爻賰丕賳 賰賵丨丿丞 賵丕丨丿丞貙 亘賷賳賲丕 鬲鬲丨丿孬 "毓賲丕乇丞 賷毓賯賵亘賷丕賳" 毓賳 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賱爻賰丕賳 亘丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賶貙 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 毓賱賶 丨丿丕 賵鬲賮氐賾賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵兀丿賯 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕..
賵賮賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙 賰賱丕賴賲丕 亘丿賷毓..

賲賳 丕噩賲賱 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 賱爻丕乇丕賲丕噩賵 丨鬲賶 丕賱丌賳..

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1,711 reviews1,346 followers
February 5, 2015
I read an article about this book in the Boston Globe. I was intrigued, because the author, Jose Saramago wrote this novel in the 1940-1950鈥檚. He sent it to a publisher, but never heard back. This snub sent him into a 20-year funk where he never wrote anything again. After 20 years, the publisher said that it 鈥渇ound it hidden in a drawer鈥� while the business was moving locations, and wanted to publish it now. Saramago said no, in fact it would NOT be published in his lifetime. His reason: no one has an obligation to love anyone else, but we are all under an obligation to respect each other. He felt the publishing company had a duty to respond to the person waiting impatiently and anxiously day after day, month after month. He didn鈥檛 want a reminder of the perceived snub in print. Of course, when the publisher wanted to publish this novel, Saramago was a Nobel Prize winner for Literature. When he submitted it, he was unknown.

This work it true literature. Considering it was written when Saramago was in his 20鈥檚, it鈥檚 brilliant. It鈥檚 a story of the lives of the renters of five apartments in 1950 Lisbon. Saramago uses his characters to show the daily grind of the human condition. Saramago had great insight into struggles that structure a day.

One of the renters, Silvestre, is a cobbler who needs to takes in a lodger for economic reasons. To me, Silvestre is Saramago鈥檚 alter ego. The cobbler spends much of the novel being philosophical and imparting his wisdom to his lodger. Silvestre feels that a life without love is no good life. He feels experiences are only good when you can share the insights gained from the experiences.

Major domestic themes are played out. Given the apartment situation, gossip and prying and the ill affects are at the forefront. Dignity and what it means to different people is fodder for argument. Lack of money drives most of the indignities.

It鈥檚 a sad tale. It鈥檚 thought-provoking and timeless in themes.

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677 reviews1,085 followers
February 13, 2023
" 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賶 賮賯丿鬲 孬賲 賵噩丿鬲 "
賵丕賱丨賲丿 賱賱賴 丕賳賴丕 賵噩丿鬲
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞 . 丕賱爻乇丿 賵丕賱丨賵丕乇 賵丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲卮亘賷賴丕鬲 乇丕卅毓丞 , 賰賳鬲 丕毓賷丿 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱噩賲賱 賱兀毓噩丕亘賶 亘噩賲丕賱 鬲乇賰賷亘賴丕 賵鬲卮亘賷賴丕鬲賴

毓賳丿賲丕 亘丿丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮丕噩丕賳賶 爻丕賲丕乇噩賵 亘賰賲賷丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賶 馗賴乇鬲 賲毓 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱丕賵賱 賮亘丿兀鬲 亘鬲丿賵賷賳 丕賱丕爻賲丕亍 賵丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 賵亘丿兀鬲 亘丕賱丕賳丿賲丕噩 賲毓賴丕

賲賳夭賱 賵丕丨丿 , 卮賯賯 賲賳賮氐賱丞 , 6 毓丕卅賱丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞
賷兀禺匕賳丕 爻丕賲丕乇噩賵 賮賶 毓丿丞 乇丨賱丕鬲 丿丕禺賱 賰賱 卮賯丞 賵丿丕禺賱 賰賱 卮禺氐賷丞 . 丕丨丕爻賷爻賴丕 賵丿賵丕禺賱賴賲 賵鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴賲
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴丕 亘卮丿丞 賵丕丨亘亘鬲 賰賱 賱丨馗丞 賯囟賷鬲賴丕 賮賶 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 賵鬲賲賳賷鬲 賱賵 鬲胤賵賱 丕賰孬乇 賵丕賳 丕亘賯賶 賲毓 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲丿丞 丕賰亘乇 賵丕毓乇賮 賲丕爻賷丨丿孬 賱賴賲 亘毓丿 匕賱賰

佗侑 / 侃 / 佗贍佟侃
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1,014 reviews3,150 followers
August 19, 2014
賷噩亘 兀賱賾丕 鬲購賲賳賻丨 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賱兀毓丿丕亍 丕賱丨乇賷丞.
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廿賳 賰賳鬲 兀丐賲賳 亘卮卅 丕賱賷賵賲 賲丕 賮廿賳賷 兀丐賲賳 亘丕賱丨亘.
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丕賱丨賷丕丞 氐乇丕毓 亘賷賳 丕賱匕卅丕亘 賮賷 賰賱 夭賲丕賳 賵賲賰丕賳 賵賲賳 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 賮賱賷禺賱氐 賳賮爻賴
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丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賳 丿賵賳 丨亘 賴賷 乇賰丕賲 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲貙 賲爻鬲賳賯毓.
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賵賷賱賾 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 丕賱匕賷 毓賱賷賴 丕爻鬲亘丿丕賱 兀賮毓丕賱賴 亘兀賯賵丕賱賴.
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232 reviews164 followers
March 14, 2023
賰賱 兀毓賳丕賯賳丕 賲睾賱賵賱丞 廿賱賶 賳賷乇 丕賱乇鬲丕亘丞貙 賰賱賳丕 賳賳鬲馗乇 卮賷卅丕賸貙 賵賱丕 兀丨丿 賷毓乇賮 賲丕匕丕
乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳賵丕賳賴丕 丕賱賱丕噩丿賵賶 貙 鬲匕賰乇賳賷 亘乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱睾乇賷亘 賱賰丕賲賵 貙 賮丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲賳鬲賴賷 毓賳丿 鬲氐丕毓丿 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 賮賷 丕賱亘賷賵鬲 丕賱爻鬲 貙 毓賳丿 賲賮鬲乇賯 丕賱胤乇賯 賱賱丕亘胤丕賱 賰賱賴賲 貙 毓賳丿賲丕 賷馗賴乇 丕賳 噩賲賷毓 丕賱丕亘胤丕賱 丕賲丕賲 賯乇丕乇 賲氐賷乇賷 賷氐賲鬲 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 貙 賰兀賳賴 賷賯賵賱 賱丕 賮乇賯
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1,492 reviews
February 24, 2016
O de Clarab贸ia talvez, ainda, n茫o seja o Saramago G茅nio, mas 茅 um excelente Saramago.

Num pr茅dio localizado em Lisboa, em meados dos anos 50 do s茅culo passado, vivem seis fam铆lias. Atrav茅s delas temos uma vis茫o da mentalidade da 茅poca e das vidas de gente humilde e de uma classe social a quem a vida n茫o sorria.
Com muita eleg芒ncia e subtileza Saramago trata de temas delicados para a altura: os casamentos infelizes, em que o sexo pode ser o 煤nico suporte; a homossexualidade feminina; a prostitui莽茫o; a infidelidade; a solid茫o interior; a falta de liberdade e autonomia, principalmente das mulheres,...(N茫o me parece estranho que o romance, escrito nos anos 50, tivesse ficado esquecido na gaveta do editor...)

Gostei muito. Tiro-lhe uma estrela, apenas porque existe o Memorial e o Ricardo Reis e a Cegueira...
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598 reviews125 followers
March 29, 2018
螘谓伪 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿慰蟻畏渭伪 蟽蟿慰 慰蟺慰喂慰 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁蔚蟿伪喂 畏 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓慰蟿畏蟿伪 蟿蠅谓 蔚谓慰喂魏蠅谓 渭喂伪蟼 蟺慰位蠀魏伪蟿慰喂魏喂伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 螞喂蟽伪尾慰谓伪蟼. 螒谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓慰喂, 伪谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂 蟿畏蟼 渭蔚蟽伪喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 蠀蠄畏位畏蟼 蟿伪尉畏蟼,伪谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂 尾喂慰蟺伪位伪喂蟽蟿蔚蟼! 危蔚 慰位蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 蟽蔚位喂未蔚蟼 蔚喂谓伪喂 蔚谓蟿慰谓畏 畏 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏畏 伪谓喂蟽慰蟿畏蟿伪 渭喂伪蟼 魏 蟿伪 魏伪蟿蠅蟿蔚蟻伪 蟽蟿蟻蠅渭伪蟿伪 蔚渭蔚谓伪谓 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺伪谓蠅 慰蟻慰蠁慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟺慰位蠀魏伪蟿慰喂魏喂伪蟼 魏 畏蟿伪谓 伪谓伪纬魏伪蟽渭蔚谓慰喂 谓伪 伪谓蔚尾慰魏伪蟿蔚尾伪喂谓慰蠀谓 蟿喂蟼 蟽魏伪位蔚蟼. 螘魏未畏位畏 蔚喂谓伪喂 魏 畏 未蠀蟽蟿蠀蠂畏 渭慰喂蟻伪 蟿蠅谓 未蠀慰 蠁蠀位蠅谓. 螕蠀谓伪喂魏蔚蟼 蟺位畏纬蠅渭蔚谓蔚蟼, 纬蠀谓伪喂魏蔚蟼 伪蟺伪蟿畏渭蔚谓蔚蟼, 伪谓蟿蟻蔚蟼 蔚纬魏位蠅尾喂蟽渭蔚谓慰喂 蟽蔚 蟺谓喂纬畏蟻蔚蟼 蟽蠂蔚蟽蔚喂蟼, 伪谓蟿蟻蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 未喂蟽蟿伪味慰蠀谓.
螣 危伪蟻伪渭伪纬魏慰蠀 "尾蟻喂蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂" 蟺喂蟽蠅 伪蟺慰 蟿畏谓 魏位蔚喂未伪蟻慰蟿蟻蠀蟺伪 魏伪胃蔚 蟽蟺喂蟿喂慰蠀 魏 蟽魏喂伪纬蟻伪蠁蔚喂 渭蔚 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏慰 蟿蟻慰蟺慰 蟿伪 蟺慰蟻蟿蟻蔚蟿伪 蟿蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠅蟺蠅谓, 蟿喂蟼 蟽蠀谓畏胃蔚喂蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼, 蟿喂蟼 未喂伪蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟽蠂蔚蟽蔚喂蟼, 蟿喂蟼 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪蟽蠂慰位喂蔚蟼 伪位位伪 魏伪喂 蟿伪 蟺伪胃畏 蟿慰蠀蟼.


螒纬伪蟺畏渭蔚谓蔚 渭慰蠀 螙慰味蔚, 蟽蔚 位伪蟿蟻蔚蠀蠅!!!!鉂も潳鉂も潳鉂�
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246 reviews157 followers
February 19, 2017
賮賷 賰賭賱 賳賮賭爻 賰賲丕 賮賷 賰賭賱 亘賷賭鬲 .. 鬲賵噩賭丿 睾賷賭乇 丕賱賵丕噩賴賭丞 .. 夭賵丕賷賭丕 賲禺亘卅丞

丿乇丕賲賭丕 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賵賲丨亘亘丞 賱賱賯丕乇賷亍
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307 reviews502 followers
December 8, 2022
Skylight is a fictional novel about stories happening in an apartments鈥� building where six tenants are exposed in their daily moments, and, to connect with the novel鈥檚 title, it feels like there鈥檚 a skylight above the stairs where the narrator sees what鈥檚 going on inside the building. Also, in Saramago鈥檚 own words, 鈥�Skylight is the story of a building with six tenants successively involved in a plot. I think the book is not poorly constructed. Anyway, it鈥檚 also a na茂ve book, but as far as I remember it has things that already have to do with my way of being.鈥�

Of course, he was right. This book feels like a gateway into Saramago鈥檚 work, and even if it was considered 鈥榯he book lost and found in time鈥� , it surely feels like a gift to get to read this book that was written in 1953, when Saramago was in his young days, but published only after the writer鈥檚 death, in 2011.

My initial reaction when I learnt about this odd happening with the novel鈥檚 manuscript was like, oh, this is like Snow White that had to wait for the Prince Charming to kiss her to come back to life from her long dreamless sleep. As the history says it, the 1953 manuscript was found and returned into the writer鈥檚 hands, and his family got it published. Having read already a bunch of his novels, I was very happy to see how his mind worked back then in terms of literary style, because it鈥檚 so obvious that this book contains all his later literary obsessions, and let鈥檚 admit it, he really had had lots of them :)

To me, Skylight is a strong-minded book, written with maturity, with confidence, with wisdom. The young writer has a wonderful ability to portray all characters with very find subtlety and economy, to reveal the depth and universality of the most trivial situations happening in our lives, to trample on societal conventions in a very serenely way, considering that life anyway is not easy for most, or all. And the entry to Saramago鈥檚 universe, is made more brilliant when the author guides the reader into this apartments鈥� building and its inhabitants, in some places in the very enjoyable company of Fernando Pessoa (there is even some quotes from his works), Shakespeare, Eca de Queiroz, Diderot and Beethoven鈥�.

-We live among men, let us help men.
-And what do you do for that?
-I鈥檒l fix their shoes, since there鈥檚 nothing else I can do now.


Even if it鈥檚 not his most 鈥榟appy ever after鈥� sort of book -- it鈥檚 pessimistic but not utterly bleak, it鈥檚 lyrical but not overly sentimental, it has instants of extraordinary poignancy by showing the humans鈥� vulnerabilities and weaknesses鈥攕till, for all of these reasons, and something more, I have enjoyed it so very much. Something more is triggered by a slight resemblance that I have felt between this small working-class apartment building in Lisbon around 1950 and the story of Bonbon Palace, set in Istanbul, from The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak. I don鈥檛 remember all the details but if I would re-read it, then I would possibly find out that there are many common points between the two books. In the end, both works reveal comic and tragic details about the fragile, frugal and hard lives of their inhabitants鈥�

Then they had supper. Four women sitting round the table. The steaming plates, the white tablecloth, the ceremonial of the meal. On this side鈥攐r perhaps on the other side too鈥攐f the inevitable noises lay a dense, painful silence, the inquisitorial silence of the past observing us and the ironic silence of the future that awaits us.

Amongst all the characters, I especially enjoyed the moments of togetherness between Silvestre, the cobbler, an old man living a hard-working, responsible built life, in the most modest, limited, practical way, and Abel, a young man who has left his parents and home when he was 16 years of age and, presently at 28 years, has been living alone, drifting from one house to another, from one job to another, trying to get a sense of his life, of its meaning, of what is one supposed to do with one鈥檚 life鈥�

The book ends abruptly , with a last chat between the two, and in fact Abel has the last words of the book, 鈥橳he day when we can build on love has not yet arrived.鈥�, as counter-reply to Silvestre鈥檚 words that, Everything that is not built on love will give birth to hatred.鈥�

All things seemed so natural, that none of them, actors in the comedy of errors that was their life, didn't think to find this rather curious, and this is maybe, possible because, 鈥� You don't know who I鈥檓 and you will never know. Nobody knows... I don't even know who you are. We don't know each other... You will want to be happy. For now, you are not thinking about such a thing and that is exactly why you are happy. When you think, when you want to be happy, you won't be anymore. Never! Maybe never!... Did you hear me? Never. The greater your desire to be happy, the more unhappy you will be. Happiness is not something that can be conquered. You will be told that yes it can be conquered. Don't believe it. Happiness either is or isn't.


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517 reviews224 followers
April 26, 2018
賰鬲丕亘賷 丕賱 (51) 賱毓丕賲 2018.

"賰賱賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 乇睾亘鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 兀賯賵賶貙 爻鬲賰賵賳 兀賰孬乇 鬲毓丕爻丞"

賳噩乇賷 胤賵丕賱 毓賲乇賳丕 亘丨孬丕賸 毓賳 丕賱兀賴賲 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賳丕: "丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵乇丕丨丞 丕賱亘丕賱" 賵賱賰賳賳丕 賱丕 賳毓賱賲 兀賳賳丕 賮賷 兀孬賳丕亍 匕賱賰 賳丨丕賵賱 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱胤乇賯 丕賱兀賰孬乇 氐毓賵亘丞 賵鬲毓賯賷丿丕賸... 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賴賷 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞貙 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 賮賷 賰賱 卮賷亍貙 賵賱匕賱賰 賵丨丿賴賲丕 賲丕乇賷丕賳丕 賵爻賷賱賮爻鬲乇賷 賲賳 賵噩丿丕 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賴賳丕馃尭

鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐氐 丨賷丕丞 6 毓丕卅賱丕鬲 鬲毓賷卮 賮賷 賲亘賳賶 賵丕丨丿: 賱賷丿賷丕 丕賱睾丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓賷卮 毓賱賶 賳賮賯丞 賲丿賷乇 卮乇賰丞 賲賯丕亘賱 "噩爻丿賴丕"貙 賰丕賷鬲丕賳賵 丕賱匕賷 賷囟乇亘 夭賵噩鬲賴 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賵賷毓賷卮 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賮丕爻賯丞 賮賷 丕賱禺丕乇噩 賮鬲賳鬲賯賲 賲賳賴 噩賵爻鬲賷賳丕 亘胤乇賷賯鬲賴丕 丕賱禺丕氐丞 丕賱賮乇賷丿丞... 丕賲賷賱賷賵 賵賰丕乇賲賳: 夭賵噩丕賳 賷賰乇賴丕賳 亘毓囟賴賲丕 賵賱賲 賷毓丿 卮賷亍 賷乇亘胤賴賲丕 爻賵賶 胤賮賱賴賲丕 丕賱氐睾賷乇 丕賱賲卮鬲鬲 噩乇賾丕亍 賲丕 賷毓丕賳賷賴 賮賲丕 丕賱丨賱賾責
毓賳丿賲丕 賷丿禺賱 丕賱卮賷胤丕賳 廿賱賶 兀賷 賲賰丕賳 賮廿賳賴 賷丨賵賾賱賴 廿賱賶 噩賴賳賲 亘胤乇賮丞 毓賷賳: 賴匕丕 賲丕 丨氐賱 丨賷賳 丿禺賱 廿賱賶 賲賳夭賱 丕賱賳爻賵丞 丕賱兀乇亘毓丞... 賵丨丕賵賱 廿睾乇丕亍 丕亘賳丞 毓丕卅賱丞 兀賳爻賷賱賲賵 賮賷 丕賱卮賯丞 丕賱兀禺乇賶.

丕賱鬲賯賷賷賲:
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September 9, 2016
Ler a obra Clarab贸ia foi um pouco como rever a pe莽a d'A Barraca a que tive o prazer de assistir em Janeiro em Lisboa... sem tirar nem p么r.

O que me fascinou foi - de novo - a intensidade dos di谩logos entre o sapateiro e o seu inquilino. Neste livro de Saramago h谩 um pouco de tudo o que existia (e existe ainda) na nossa sociedade: curiosidade, intriga, desconfian莽a, lealdade, deslealdade, amizade (ou a falta dela), indiferen莽a, paternalismo, ci煤me, interesse, amor ou desamor e por a铆 fora. Muita coisa fica nas entrelinhas do que 茅 dito. Cabe ao leitor dar-se conta de tudo isso.

Gostei imenso do que li e de relembrar muitas express玫es antigas, mas tenho pena que, tendo em conta que se trata de uma obra datada de 1953 (ainda que editada pela primeira vez apenas em 2011) e apesar de se poder ler na nota do editor "A presente edi莽茫o reproduz fielmente o original"... o livro esteja redigido usando as regras do novo acordo ortogr谩fico. Isso "irritou-me" um pouco. De resto, 茅 Jos茅 Saramago, ainda um pouco imberbe 茅 verdade, :) mas j谩 muito do que depois se tornou.

"- O seu mal Abel, 茅 n茫o amar.
- Sou seu amigo e a amizade 茅 uma forma do amor.
- De acordo..."

"Em todas as almas, como em todas as casas, al茅m da fachada, h谩 um interior escondido." Raul Brand茫o
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257 reviews156 followers
February 1, 2018
"Estava s贸. O cigarro ardia lentamente entre os dedos. Estava s贸 como tr锚s anos antes, quando conhecera Paulino Morais. Acabara-se. Era preciso recome莽ar. Recome莽ar. recome莽ar...
Devagar, duas l谩grimas brilharam-lhe nos olhos. Oscilaram um momento, suspensas da p谩lpebra inferior. Depois, ca铆ram. S贸 duas l谩grimas. A vida n茫o vale mais que duas l谩grimas."

Este 茅 o meu livro preferido de Saramago (devo ser a 煤nica) e, portanto, achei que merecia uma review.

脡 um livro um pouco diferente daquilo a que estamos habituados a ler do autor. 脡 mais realista, n茫o possuindo o elemento de realismo m谩gico que caracteriza a obra principal e posterior do mesmo. Ainda assim, 茅 um livro primorosamente escrito, com algumas das minhas passagens preferidas da literatura. Saramago debru莽a-se sobre 6 lares diferentes, reflectindo em temas como a bondade, a mesquinhez, a sexualidade, a dor, a fam铆lia.

Pessoalmente, foi um livro que me tocou imenso. Saramago tem uma prosa lind铆ssima, e transporta-nos para o mundo das suas personagens muito facilmente, como se o leitor fosse um confidente das mesmas, passeando de casa em casa, sentando-se ao lado de cada pessoa, ouvindo, sentindo o mesmo.

Recomendo imenso esta obra mesmo a quem n茫o goste de Saramago. S贸 pela prosa,vale a pena ler.


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July 20, 2020
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賳丕賱鬲 卮賴乇丞 賵丕爻毓丞 賱兀賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賳卮乇 廿賱丕 亘毓丿 賵賮丕丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 爻丕乇丕賲丕噩賵. 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賯氐氐 毓賳 爻賰丕賳 毓賲丕乇丞 賲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 爻鬲 卮賯賯貙 賵賲丕 賷丿賵乇 禺賱賮 丕賱兀亘賵丕亘 丕賱賲睾賱賯丞 賱賱毓丕卅賱丕鬲 賲賳 賴賲賵賲 賵賲卮丕毓乇 賰卅賷亘丞 賵賲丨亘胤丞. 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賵賲賲賱丞 賰鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賷 賷毓賷卮賴丕 卮禺賵氐 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞.
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37 reviews25 followers
January 9, 2025
Como quem nos incita a espreitar atrav茅s de uma clarab贸ia, Saramago conduz-nos atrav茅s dos ladrilhos da hist贸ria dos moradores de um pr茅dio comum de um bairro de classe m茅dia baixa na Lisboa de 1952.
As hist贸rias que se cruzam revelam as ordin谩rias vidas e quotidianas apoquenta莽玫es de cada n煤cleo de habitantes, tecida na linguagem escorreita e na habitual perspetiva realista e antropocentrista.
Cada cap铆tulo 茅 uma janela indiscreta para as pequenas mis茅rias da vida mundana das personagens, iguais a todos n贸s. O dom de falar no banal e elev谩-lo a extraordin谩rio atravessa a obra de Saramago, e 茅 esse um dos aspectos que tornou Clarab贸ia um dos meus livros favoritos do autor, at茅 脿 data: ao inv茅s de explorar uma grande quest茫o complexa que nos atormenta de forma mais descarada (E se ningu茅m morresse? E se ningu茅m fosse votar?), aqui essas quest玫es est茫o embutidas nas 铆nfimas epopeias di谩rias das personagens e dos seus conflitos. 脡 uma hist贸ria sobre pessoas comuns e a sua vida comum, a vidinha de que falava o O'Neill.
Da obra do autor que j谩 conhe莽o, 茅 sem d煤vida o Saramago de leitura mais prazerosa e menos tumultuosa.
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August 6, 2017
乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賲賳賵賻乇 賱賱乇賵丕卅賷 丕賱亘乇鬲睾丕賱賷 噩賵夭賷賴 丿賷 爻賵夭丕 爻丕乇丕賲丕噩賵 丕賱丨丕卅夭 毓賱賶 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 賱賱丌丿丕亘. 賰鬲亘賴丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賲爻賷乇鬲賴 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賵亘賯賷鬲 丨亘賷爻丞 丕賱兀丿乇丕噩 賮賷 丿丕乇 丕賱賳卮乇 丕賱鬲賷 賱賲 鬲毓丕賵丿 丕賱丕鬲氐丕賱 亘賴 廿賱丕 亘毓丿 兀乇亘毓丞 毓賯賵丿 賲賳 丕賱夭賲賳 賱鬲亘丿賷 乇睾亘鬲賴丕 亘賳卮乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞. 乇賮囟 爻丕乇丕賲丕噩賵 賳卮乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 禺賱丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 鬲爻噩賷賱丕 賱丕毓鬲乇丕囟賴 毓賱賶 賲賵賯賮 丿丕乇 丕賱賳卮乇. 賵賱賲丕 賳卮乇鬲 亘毓丿 賵賮丕鬲賴 賱丕賯鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕爻鬲丨爻丕賳丕 賰亘賷乇丕. 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賯氐丞 丨賵賱 丨賷丕丞 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱兀爻乇 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞 丕賱匕賷賳 賷爻賰賳賵賳 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱亘賳丕賷丞. 賵賱賰賱 兀爻乇丞 賲賳賴賲 丨賰丕賷丞 賷賳爻噩賴丕 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱禺賵賮 賵丕賱禺賷丕賳丞 賵丕賱兀賲賱 賵丕賱丨亘. 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賵睾賷乇 賲毓賯丿丞 賱賰賳 丕賱丨賵丕乇丕鬲 乇丕卅毓丞 賵睾賳賷丞 亘丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 丕賱鬲兀賲賱賷丞 賱丕爻賷賲丕 丕賱丨賵丕乇 亘賷賳 丕賱丕爻賰丕賮賷 丕賱匕賷 賷賳馗乇 賱賱兀丨匕賷丞 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賷賵賲 賵賱賰賳 毓賯賱賴 賷爻乇丨 賮賷 丕賱爻賲丕亍 賵丨丿賷孬賴 賲毓 丕賱賮鬲賶 丕賱賲爻鬲兀噩乇 丕賱匕賷 賷爻毓賶 賱賱丨乇賷丞 賵丕賱丕賳毓鬲丕賯 賲賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵賵丕噩亘丕鬲賴丕 丕賱孬賯賷賱丞.


丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲

-- 賱丕 兀丨丿 賲噩亘乇 毓賱賶 兀賳 賷丨亘 兀丨丿丕 丌禺乇 賵賱賰賳 賰賱賳丕 賲賱夭賲賵賳 亘丕丨鬲乇丕賲 亘毓囟賳丕.

-- 丕賱賲賵鬲 賴賵 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賱 賲賳 丨丕賱丞 賵噩賵丿 廿賱賶 睾賷丕亘 毓賳 丕賱賵噩賵丿.

-- 賮賷 丕賱賱睾丞 賰賱賲丕鬲 鬲賯乇乇 丕賱丕賳爻丨丕亘貙 鬲乇賮囟 丕賱馗賴賵乇貙 賱兀賳 賲毓賳丕賴丕 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 兀賳 鬲丿乇賰賴 丌匕丕賳賳丕 丕賱賲鬲毓亘丞 賲賳 賰孬乇丞 丕賱賰賱丕賲.

-- 鬲亘賯賶 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賳賮爻賴丕. 賲丕賱 賰孬賷乇 賱賱亘毓囟貙 賯賱賷賱 賱賱亘毓囟貙 賵賱丕 卮賷亍 賱賱亘毓囟 丕賱丌禺乇. 賲鬲賶 爻賷鬲毓賱賲 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱賳丕爻 兀賳 賷丿賮毓賵丕 賱賳丕 賲丕 賳爻鬲丨賯賴 賱賱毓賷卮責

-- 丕賱噩賷丿 賵丕賱乇丿賷亍貙 丕賱亘丕胤賱 賵丕賱氐丕賱丨 賷禺鬲賱胤丕賳 兀丨賷丕賳丕. 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賲丕 賴賵 噩賷丿 鬲賲丕賲丕 兀賵 爻賷亍 鬲賲丕賲丕.

-- 賰賱賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 乇睾亘鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 兀賯賵賶貙 爻鬲賰賵賳 兀賰孬乇 鬲毓丕爻丞.

-- 賰賳鬲 賯囟賲鬲 亘賱匕丞 孬賲乇丞 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賵丕賱賵丨丿丞 賵賱賲 兀毓丿 賲爻鬲毓丿丕 賱賯亘賵賱 兀賳 賷賳鬲夭毓賴丕 賲賳賷 兀丨丿. 賱賲 兀賰賳 兀丿乇賷 亘毓丿 兀賳 賱賴匕賴 丕賱孬賲乇丞 兀賷囟丕 賯囟賲丕鬲 賲乇丞 丕賱胤毓賲.

-- 賲丕 兀賵丿賴 賱賰 賴賵 兀賱丕 賷丨賲賱賰 丕賳卮睾丕賱賰 亘丕賱賴乇亘 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賵賳 毓賱賶 兀賳 鬲氐亘丨 爻噩賷賳 賳賮爻賰. 爻噩賷賳 卮賰賵賰賰.

-- 丕賱丨賷丕丞 兀禺胤亘賵胤 賰孬賷乇 丕賱兀匕乇毓. 匕乇丕毓 賵丕丨丿丞 鬲賰賮賷 賱丨亘爻 廿賳爻丕賳. 毓賳丿賲丕 兀卮毓乇 亘丕賱囟睾胤貙 兀賯胤毓 丕賱匕乇丕毓. 賴匕丕 賲丐賱賲 兀丨賷丕賳丕 賱賰賳 賱丕 賷亘賯賶 賱賷 睾賷乇 賴匕丕 丕賱丨賱.

-- 廿賳 賱賱丨賷丕丞 兀匕乇毓丕 毓丿賷丿丞 ... 賵賲賴賲丕 賯胤毓賳丕 賲賳賴丕 鬲亘賯賶 賵丕丨丿丞 鬲賳噩丨 賮賷 丨亘爻賳丕.

-- 賰兀賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 鬲賯賮 賱賳丕 賲禺鬲亘卅丞 禺賱賮 爻鬲丕乇丞. 賵鬲胤賱賯 囟丨賰丕鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱噩賴丿 丕賱匕賷 賳亘匕賱賴 賰賷 賳毓乇賮賴丕. 賵兀賳丕 兀乇賷丿 兀賳 兀毓乇賮賴丕.

-- 丕賱毓鬲賲丞 毓丿賵丞 丕賱丕亘鬲爻丕賲丕鬲. 賵鬲毓賷丿 丕賱賮賰乇 丿丕卅賲丕 廿賱賶 賲丕 賷賯賱賯賴.

-- 兀賳 鬲賲賱賰 賷毓賳賷 兀賳 鬲爻鬲賲毓 亘賲丕 賱丿賷賰.

-- 鬲毓賱賲鬲 兀賳 賵乇丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷毓賷卮賴丕 丕賱賳丕爻貙 賴賳丕賰 賲孬賱 兀毓賱賶貙 賵兀賲賱 賰亘賷乇貙 鬲毓賱賲鬲 兀賳 丨賷丕丞 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賮賷賳丕 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲賵噩賴 賳丨賵 賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲賱 賵賴匕丕 丕賱賲孬賱 丕賱兀毓賱賶. 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 賲賳 賷乇賶 丕賱毓賰爻貙 賮賱兀賳賴 賲丕鬲 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷賵賱丿.

-- 丕賱禺亘乇丞 賲賳 丿賵賳 鬲胤亘賷賯 賴賷 賲孬賱 丕賱匕賴亘 丕賱賲噩賲丿: 賱丕 鬲賳鬲噩貙 賱丕 鬲孬賲乇貙 賱丕 鬲噩丿賷.

-- 賰賱賳丕 賳鬲賳丕賵賱 賷賵賲賷丕 噩乇毓丞 丕賱賲賵乇賮賷賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳賵賲 鬲賮賰賷乇賳丕. 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞貙 賵丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻賷卅丞貙 賵丕賱賰賱丕賲 丕賱賲鬲賰乇乇貙 賵丕賱丨乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賲兀賱賵賮丞貙 賵丕賱兀氐丿賯丕亍 丕賱賲囟噩乇賵賳.

-- 賰賱 兀毓賳丕賯賳丕 賲睾賱賵賱丞 廿賱賶 賯賷丿 丕賱乇鬲丕亘丞貙 賰賱賳丕 賳賳鬲馗乇 卮賷卅丕貙 賵賱丕 兀丨丿 賷毓乇賮 賲丕匕丕 ... 賳毓賲貙 賰賱賳丕 賳賳鬲馗乇.
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165 reviews118 followers
January 4, 2021
Staklena kupola mo啪e poslu啪iti kao primer tvrdnjama da se pisac ne ra膽a 鈥� makar ne nu啪no 鈥� nego se piscem postaje, a da se ro膽enjem mo啪e dobiti jedino 啪elja da se postane. A nije pogre拧no tu 啪elju imenovati talentom, sve dok ona podsti膷e na posve膰enost, hrani pronicljivost i, kona膷no, taba put jedinstvenom pe膷atu i prepoznatljivom stilu.
Saramagov stil, ili bar ono po 膷emu je najprepoznatljiviji, ovde se jo拧 uvek ne vidi, ali se mo啪e nazreti. Vidi se, pak, nare膷ena 啪elja i vidi se da je bila velika. Iz nje su, rekla bih, i proistekle manjkavosti ovog romana, kojih ima, ali mnogo manje nego 拧to bi se o膷ekivalo 膷ak i od dvadesetpetogodi拧njeg debitanta i, iznena膽uju膰e, manje nego 拧to ih ima u romanima ve膰 afirmisanog Saramaga. Drugim re膷ima, da je izdava膷 koji je odbio rukopis Staklene kupole imao 膷estitog i posve膰enog urednika, druga bi se pesma pevala. To bi moglo biti obrazlo啪enje za manju popularnost Staklene kupole od, recimo, Smrti i njenih hirova koja, pomenimo, ni cipele ne mo啪e da joj 膷isti.
Ovo je galerija obi膷nih, sasvim korektno razvijenih likova, povezanih istom lisabonskom adresom i svakodnevicom tamo拧nje radni膷ke klase po膷etkom pedesetih godina pro拧loga veka. To su, dabome, sasvim zadovoljavaju膰i uslovi da njihova ljudskost 鈥� ona kojoj ni拧ta nije strano 鈥� uzme maha u raznim varijacijama: od kurvanja, preko incesta i bizarnih seksualnih fantazija, do propalih brakova i porodi膷nih tragedija. Sve, dakle, ono 拧to bi se moglo i dan danji na膰i pod krovom ma koje stambene zgrade, a lepo ukrojene dinami膷nosti sa nekoliko zaista smelih, gotovo grotesknih scena.

Neka jo拧 ka啪em da sam ovaj naslov izabrala zbog Jasmine Ne拧kovi膰 i Jovana Tati膰 (da, zbog Antune拧a), u slu膷aju da se neki izdava膷, tragaju膰i za dobrim prevodiocima sa portugalskog, pro拧eta i ovuda.

Veoma dobro!
(za 5 je ipak potrebno Jevan膽elje ili Rikardo Rei拧)
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230 reviews93 followers
April 13, 2017

Claraboia relata a vida de seis fam铆lias modestas (ou antes, cinco fam铆lias modestas e uma "mulher por conta" n茫o t茫o modesta) que habitam um pr茅dio em Lisboa no in铆cio da d茅cada de 1950 - os seus amores e desamores, dramas e conflitos familiares, preocupa莽玫es e batalhas pelo ganha-p茫o, sonhos, aspira莽玫es, bisbilhotices. Praticamente toda a ac莽茫o decorre neste pequeno mundo entre paredes.

claraboia-predio
(O pr茅dio)

O estilo, com par谩grafos e pontua莽茫o convencionais, est谩 distante daquele que viria a caracterizar Saramago (este romance foi escrito em 1953 embora s贸 viesse a ser publicado postumamente em 2011), mas a sua habilidade enquanto contador de hist贸rias 茅 j谩 evidente. Como tamb茅m j谩 se vislumbra o seu esp铆rito provocador ao abordar temas tabu para a 茅poca salazarista em que o romance foi escrito.

Quem conhece as obras posteriores de Saramago n茫o deixar谩 de notar nesta Claraboia alguma ingenuidade, natural num escritor que ainda est谩 longe da sua plena maturidade. Contudo a leitura prende desde o in铆cio e proporciona um bom entretenimento e algumas reflex玫es interessantes.

Chegada 脿 parte das estrelitas fiquei um pouco indecisa, mas tendo em conta as pontua莽玫es que dei a outras obras do autor que me encheram mais as medidas, decidi-me pelas 3*. Mas n茫o s茫o tr锚s estrelas de um "nim", s茫o tr锚s estrelas de sim, gostei e recomendo.
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544 reviews93 followers
November 28, 2017
Karakteristik bir Saramago kitab谋 daha.
Bir kere karanl谋k ve karamsar.
okumak ve anlamak i莽in vakit ay谋rmak ve 眉st眉nde d眉艧眉nmek gerekiyor.
Bu y枚n眉yle bir felsefe kitab谋.
Kitap boyunca baz谋 meseleleri a莽谋k a莽谋k tart谋艧谋yor yazar.
Karakterler oturup konular 眉zerinde felsefik tart谋艧malar yap谋yor.
Sa莽ma sapan ki艧isel geli艧im kitaplar谋 okumaya bu y枚n眉yle de gerek yok.
脟ok dolu ve 莽ok a臒谋r bir kitap. Ama sonunda buna de臒iyor.

Bir apartman. Ve apartmanda ya艧ayan insanlarn birbiriyle olan enteresan ili艧kileri.
莽ok be臒endim ve keyifle okudum.

Not: 艦imdi efenim, sonradan yapt谋臒谋m ara艧trmalara gore bu kitap sevgili Saramago'nun ilk kiab谋ym谋艧. 30'lu ya艧larda bu kitab谋 yaz谋p bir yay谋n evine yay谋nlanmas谋 i莽in g枚ndermi艧. Ancak aradan 莽ok uzun zaman ge莽mesine ragmen yay谋n evi red cevab谋 bile g枚ndermemi艧. 陌lgilenmemi艧 anlayaca臒谋n谋z. Aradan y谋llar ge莽ipte Saramago me艧hur ve kendini kan谋tlam艧 bir yazar oldu臒unda tarihin tozlu raflar谋nda, o yay谋n evinin bir 莽al谋艧an谋 bu kitab谋 bulur.
Hemen yaynlamak isterler elbette ancak bu seferde Saramago raz谋 olmaz. ve kitap Saramago hakk谋n rahmetine kavu艧ana kadar yaynlanamaz.
Ancak Saramago'nun vefat谋n谋n ard谋ndan e艧i bu kitab谋n yay谋nlanmas谋na izin verir. (Bu bir 莽e艧it ihanet midir de臒il midir bilemedim 艧imdi)
Anlayaca臒谋n谋z Saramago'nun yazd谋臒谋 ilk ve yay谋nlanan son kitab谋 "脟at谋daki Pencere".
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451 reviews117 followers
November 11, 2020
"Vivo assim porque quero. Vivo assim porque n茫o quero viver de outro modo. A vida como os outros a entendem n茫o tem valor para mim. N茫o gosto de ser agarrado e a vida 茅 um polvo de muitos tent谩culos. Um s贸, basta para prender um homem. Quando me sinto preso, corto o tent谩culo. 脌s vezes, faz doer, mas n茫o h谩 outro rem茅dio. Compreende? Que a vida tem muitos tent谩culos, como disse h谩 bocado. E, por mais que se cortem, h谩 sempre um que fica e esse acaba por agarrar. Comece a viver assim por capricho, continuei por convic莽茫o e continuo por curiosidade."

"Ter n茫o 茅 possuir."

" Aprendi que a vida de cada um de n贸s deve ser orientada por essa esperan莽a e por esse ideal. E que se h谩 gente que n茫o sente assim, 茅 porque morreu antes de nascer."

""Queriam-me casado, f煤til e tribut谩vel?", perguntara o Fernando Pessoa. "脡 isto o que a vida quer de toda a gente?", perguntava Abel."

""Mas o sentido oculto da vida 茅 n茫o ter a vida sentido oculto nenhum." Abel conhecia a poesia de Pessoa."

"Todos nos encontramos no infinito, no infinito da estupidez, da apatia, do marasmo."

"A vida n茫o vale mais do que duas l谩grimas."

"Achava tudo divertido, e via as pessoas e as coisas como se as estivesse vendo pela primeira vez, como se tivesse recuperado a vista ap贸s muitos anos de cegueira."

"Toda a gente quer salvar o Homem, ningu茅m quer saber dos homens."

"Sou apenas um homem que pensa."

"Tudo o que n茫o for constru铆do sobre o amor gerar谩 o 贸dio!"

"O dia em que ser谩 poss铆vel construir sobre o amor n茫o chegou ainda."

Este livro fez-me e faz-me reflectir sobre a vida. Como a vivemos? O que queremos dela? O que ela quer de n贸s? Enfim, todas aquelas quest玫es que nos assolam todos os dias. A hist贸ria aqui descrita parece banal, mon贸tona, mas quem 茅 que quer saber da vida de alguns inquilinos de um pr茅dio, nos anos 50?! No entanto, 茅 apresentada uma pan贸plia de personagens riqu铆ssimas, que parecem desinteressantes mas n茫o o s茫o, de todo! E representam o dia-a-dia, comum, de uma classe oper谩ria, pobre, oprimida, revolucion谩ria, com sonhos e ambi莽玫es, ... numa realidade muito actual.

Mais do que a opini茫o, escrevi as passagens que mais me marcaram e me fizeram gostar tanto deste livro.

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106 reviews372 followers
January 10, 2014
廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 賰賱 丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 賵丕賱毓賲賶 賵丕賱廿賳噩賷賱 賷乇賵賷賴 丕賱賲爻賷丨 廿賱禺.. 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮廿賳賾賰 賱賳 鬲噩丿賴.
賰鬲亘 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 丕賱禺賲爻賷賳丕鬲 賵賱賲 鬲賳卮乇 廿賱賾丕 亘毓丿 賵賮丕鬲賴 (賵賱毓丿賲 丕賱賳卮乇 賴匕丕 丨賰丕賷丞 賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 賲賯丿賾賲丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘).
賷賯丿賾賲 禺賵夭賷賴 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 賴賳丕 乇賵丕賷丞 廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞賸 亘丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 毓賳 丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱賲鬲賵丕噩丿賷賳 賮賷 賯毓乇 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賮賷 賱卮亘賵賳丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丨賰丕賷丞 賯丕胤賳賷 兀丨丿 丕賱兀亘賳賷丞 賲毓丕賱噩賸丕 丨賷丕丞 賰賱 賲賳賴賲 毓賱賶 丨丿丞 (賲卮丕賰賱賴賲, 乇睾亘丕鬲賴賲, 兀丨賱丕賲賴賲) 賮賷 馗賱 賲噩鬲賲毓 賲賯賷賾丿 亘鬲賯丕賱賷丿 廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵丿賷賳賷丞 丨丕夭賲丞 賵丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷丞賺 賯丕亘毓丞賺 賮賷 禺賱賮賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 兀賵囟丕毓 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賲鬲兀夭賾賲丞.
賯丿 賳噩丿 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘毓囟 賱賲丨丕鬲 爻鬲馗賴乇 賮賷 兀毓賲丕賱 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 丕賱賱丕丨賯丞, 丕賱爻禺乇賷丞 丕賱賲亘胤賾賳丞 亘丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賵賲胤賱毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲卮丕亘賴 賮賷 賰鬲亘 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 賰賱賴丕.
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲爻賱賷丞 噩丿賸丕, 賲賰鬲賵亘丞 亘賱睾丞 爻賴賱丞 賵亘丕乇毓丞 賲毓 廿爻鬲毓丕乇丕鬲 賵鬲卮亘賷賴丕鬲 噩賲賷賱丞 賵賴賷 賰賲丕 匕賰乇 賮賷 丕賱賲賯丿賲丞 乇賵丕賷丞 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 亘丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶.
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444 reviews150 followers
November 27, 2017
丕賱丨賵丕乇 乇丕卅毓 亘賷賳 丕賱丕爻賰丕賮賷 賵丕賱賲爻鬲兀噩乇 賱丿賷賴 賵賷購丿毓賶 兀亘賷賱
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 賵賲丕 禺賱賮 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 賰賵丕賱賷爻 賵賲賱丕亘爻丕鬲 丨賵賱 賳卮乇賴丕 賵賰賷賮 鬲兀禺乇 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 兀乇亘毓賷賳 毓丕賲丕 兀賰孬乇 鬲卮賵賷賯丕
賷丕 賱毓噩丕卅亘 鬲氐丕乇賷賮 丕賱賯丿乇
"乇賵丕賷丞 賱賴丕 賯氐丞 毓噩賷亘丞 鬲賰賲賳 賮賷 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賳卮乇賴丕 貙 賵購氐賮鬲 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷 賮賯丿 賮賷 夭賲賳 賵毓孬乇 毓賱賷賴 賲毓 丕賱夭賲賳"
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賳賵乇 丕賱匕賷 賷丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 賳賵丕賮匕 毓賲丕乇丞 賲鬲賵丕囟毓丞 賮賷 賱卮亘賵賳丞 貙 賲毓馗賲 丕賱爻賰丕賳 賷賳鬲賲賵賳 賱賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤丞 兀賵 賲丕 鬲丨鬲賴丕 貙 "丕賱丨乇賮賷賷賳 賲孬賱 丕賱廿爻賰丕賮賷 爻賷賱賮爻鬲乇賷 賵賴賵 丕賱亘胤賱 丕賱兀賵賱 賵丕賱乇卅賷爻賷". 賵丕賱夭賲賳 賲丕 亘毓丿 丕賳鬲賴丕亍 丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 賵丨鬲賶 毓丕賲 1952 貙 賵賰賷賮 鬲鬲兀孬乇 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓丕鬲 亘丕賱丨乇賵亘 貙 賵賰賷賮 丕賷囟丕 鬲爻丕賴賲 丕賱丨乇亘 賮賷 廿丨丿丕孬 鬲睾賷賷乇丕鬲 賰亘賷乇丞 賮賷 亘賳賷丞 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 貙 賵賰賷賮 賷禺鬲賱賮 鬲兀孬賷乇賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 貙 賮賲賳賴賲 賲賳 賷鬲賲 氐賯賱賴 賵賷禺鬲亘乇 賲毓丿賳賴 賱賷馗賴乇 兀氐丕賱鬲賴 賵賯賷賲鬲賴 丕賱孬賲賷賳丞 賵賲賳賴賲 賲賳 賷爻賯胤 賵賷兀賮賱 賱囟毓賮 賲賯丕賵賲鬲賴 賱丕禺鬲亘丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 .
廿賳賴丕 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷 賱賷爻鬲 兀賵賱 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲毓賰爻 兀丨賵丕賱 丕賱亘卮乇 亘毓丿 丕賱丨乇亘貙 賵毓丕丿丞 賵賰賲丕 乇兀賷鬲 亘賳賮爻賷 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱丨乇賵亘 賲丕丿丞 禺氐亘丞 賱鬲賳丕賵賱賴丕 賮賷 丕賱乇賵賷丕鬲 賵丕賱廿亘丿丕毓 丕賱兀丿亘賷 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲
丕賱噩賲賷賱 兀賳 乇睾賲 賰孬乇丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 廿賱丕 兀賳 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 鬲賲 鬲賵夭賷毓賴丕 亘賯丿乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲爻丕賵賷 毓賱賷賴賲 賮賱丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱鬲卮鬲鬲 貙 乇亘賲丕 賲賳 丨馗賷 亘兀毓賱賶 鬲乇賰賷夭 毓賱賶 噩丕賳亘賴 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷 賴賵 丕賱亘胤賱 丕賱匕賷 亘丿鬲 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 毓賳丿賴 賵丕賳鬲賴鬲 毓賳丿賴 兀賷囟丕 賵賴賵 丕賱丕爻賰丕賮賷 賵夭賵噩鬲賴 賵丕賱賲爻鬲兀噩乇 丕賱噩丿賷丿 丕賱卮亘 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳賷 兀亘賷賱 貙 丕賱匕賷 賮囟賱 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 兀賳 賷噩毓賱賴 亘胤賱賴 丕賱睾丕賲囟 賮賱賲 賷賵囟丨 賱賳丕 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲賷 噩毓賱鬲 賲賳賴 賴匕丕 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱賲丨亘胤 丕賱賲鬲卮丕卅賲 貙 丕賱匕賷 賮賯丿 廿賷賲丕賳賴 亘丕賱丨亘 賵亘賯賷賲 賰孬賷乇丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙 賳噩丨 丕賱廿爻賰丕賮賷 亘亘爻丕胤鬲賴 賵賰乇賲賴 賵毓胤丕卅賴 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷 賮賷 噩毓賱賴 賷爻鬲毓賷丿 亘毓囟丕 賲賳賴丕 賵廿匕 鬲購乇賰鬲 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲賮鬲賵丨丞 賮賴賵 乇亘賲丕 賷乇賷丿 兀賳 賷鬲乇賰 丕賱亘丕亘 賲賮鬲賵丨丕 兀賷囟丕 賱兀亘賷賱 丨鬲賶 賷賳胤賱賯 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘賳馗乇丞 噩丿賷丿丞 乇亘賲丕 鬲毓賷丿 賱賴 孬賯鬲賴 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿丞 賮賷 丕賱賯賷賲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 丕賱賳亘賷賱丞
廿匕丕 丕賳鬲賯賱賳丕 廿賱賶 亘丕賯賷 爻賰丕賳 丕賱毓賲丕乇丞 貙 賳噩丿 鬲賵賱賷賮丞 賲賳 丕賱亘卮乇 鬲賲孬賱 鬲賯乇賷亘丕 賰賱 丕賱兀夭賲丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲乇 亘丕賱賳賮賵爻 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 貙 爻賵丕亍 丿丕禺賱 丕賱兀爻乇丞 貙 兀賵 亘賷賳 乇噩賱 賵禺賱賷賱鬲賴 貙 賵丨鬲賶 亘賷賳 丕賱賵丕賱丿賷賳 賵兀亘賳丕卅賴賲丕 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賱賰丕乇賲賳 賵夭賵噩賴丕 賵丕亘賳賴賲丕 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳 貙 兀賵 丿丕禺賱 賲賳夭賱 丕賱爻賷丿 丕賳爻賷賱賲賵 丕賱賲賵馗賮 丕賱亘爻賷胤 賵夭賵噩鬲賴 賵丕亘賳鬲賴賲丕 丕賱賲乇丕賴賯丞 .
廿賳 丕賱賳賮爻 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賵噩丕賳亘賴丕 丕賱禺賮賷 賵丕賱賲乇毓亘 賴賵 亘胤賱 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 賴賳丕 貙 賮賰賱 亘胤賱 賱丿賷賴 兀夭賲丞 賵毓賯丿丞 賰丕賲賳丞 貙 馗賴乇鬲 賲毓 鬲鬲丕亘毓 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 毓賳丿 亘賱賵睾賴 賳賯胤丞 賲毓賷賳丞 賲賳 匕乇賵丞 丕賱睾囟亘 兀賵 丕賱鬲賲乇丿 兀賵 丕賱胤賲賵丨 兀賵 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 鬲睾賷賷乇 賵囟毓賴 賵鬲毓丿賷賱賴 賵鬲丨賯賷賯 胤賲賵丨賴 .
賰賷賮 亘賴匕賴 丕賱亘乇丕毓丞 賵氐賮 爻丕乇丕賲丕睾賵 丕賳丨胤丕胤 兀丨丿 兀亘胤丕賱賴 賰丕賷鬲丕賳賵 丕賱賳丕賯賲 毓賱賶 丨丕賱賴 亘爻亘亘 丿賲丕賲丞 夭賵噩鬲賴 貙 賵丿賳丕卅鬲賴 賵丕賳丨乇丕賮丕鬲賴 丕賱噩賳爻賷丞 貙 賵賰賷賮 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 鬲鬲丨賵賱 亘毓丿 賲丕 賯乇乇 兀賳 賷賳鬲賯賲 賲賳 噩丕乇鬲賴 丕賱丨爻賳丕亍 賱賷丿賷丕 亘兀賳 鬲氐賵乇 毓賯賱賴 丕賱賲乇賷囟 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳賴丕 賵亘賷賳 丕賱噩丕乇 兀亘賷賱 亘賳丕亍 毓賱賶 賲丨丕丿孬丞 賲賳 賰賱賲鬲賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賳賵乇 ! 賯乇乇 亘毓丿賴丕 兀賳 賷賱賯賳賴丕 丿乇爻丕賸 貙 賵賰賷賮 兀賳 丕賱賳賮賵爻 丕賱囟毓賷賮丞 鬲賲賷賱 賱鬲氐丿賷賯 兀禺亘丕乇丕 賰丕匕亘丞 丿賵賳 鬲丨乇賷 賲氐丿乇賴丕 賵兀爻丕爻賴丕 .
賰賲 賰丕賳 賯丕爻賷丕 賵亘卮毓丕 賴匕丕 丕賱丨賵丕乇 丕賱匕賷 丿丕乇 亘賷賳 兀賲 賱賷丿賷丕 賵丕亘賳鬲賴丕 貙 賵賰賷賮 鬲氐賱 丕賱兀賳丕賳賷丞 賵丨亘 丕賱鬲賲賱賰 亘亘毓囟 丕賱兀賲賴丕鬲 賱丿乇噩丞 兀賳 鬲丿賮毓 亘丕亘賳鬲賴丕 賱兀賳 鬲丨丕賮馗 毓賱賶 毓賱丕賯鬲賴丕 亘毓卮賷賯賴丕 丨鬲賶 鬲囟賲賳 兀賱丕 賷賳賯胤毓 賴匕丕 丕賱丿禺賱 丕賱卮賴乇賷 丕賱孬丕亘鬲 丕賱匕賷 鬲賲賳丨賴丕 廿賷丕賴 賲賳 毓賱丕賯丞 丌孬賲丞 貙 賵賰賷賮 鬲噩丿 賱賴丕 賲亘乇乇丕 賲賳胤賯賷丕 賵亘賰賱 亘爻丕胤丞 鬲賯賵賱 賱丕亘賳鬲賴丕 :" 賱賯丿 丕禺鬲乇鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱賲氐賷乇 亘廿乇丕丿鬲賰 賵賱賲 兀噩亘乇賰 毓賱賷賴 !"
賱賯丿 亘賰賷鬲 賮賷 毓丿丞 賲卮丕賴丿 亘丕賱匕丕鬲 卮毓賵乇 丕賷爻丕賵乇丕 亘丕賱賳丿賲 亘毓丿 鬲氐乇賮賴丕 丕賱卮丕匕 賲毓 卮賯賷賯鬲賴丕 貙 賱賯丿 鬲毓丕胤賮鬲 賲毓賴丕 貙 賮賴賷 賮賷 丕賱兀氐賱 賱賷爻鬲 賲賳丨乇賮丞 廿賳賲丕 鬲賮鬲賯丿 丕賱丨亘 賮賯胤 賵鬲卮毓乇 兀賳賴丕 睾賷乇 賲乇睾賵亘丞 賱賯賱丞 丨馗賴丕 賲賳 丕賱噩賲丕賱 .
賵卮毓乇鬲 亘丕賱睾囟亘 賲賳 兀亘賵賷 賲丕乇賷丕 賰賱丕賵丿賷丕 賵賰賷賮 兀賳賴賲丕 賯亘賱丕 賱丕亘賳鬲賴賲丕 亘兀賱兀賳 鬲毓賲賱 鬲丨鬲 廿丿丕乇丞 乇噩賱 賲賳丨乇賮 貙 亘賷賳賲丕 毓賳丿賲丕 兀丨亘鬲 卮丕亘丕 賮賷 爻賳賴丕 賯丕賵賲丕 乇睾亘鬲賴丕 賵兀賯賳毓賴丕 丕賱兀亘 亘賱丕 噩丿賵賶 丕賱丨亘 廿賱丕 廿匕丕 鬲丨賯賯 賱賴丕 丕賱兀賲丕賳 丕賱賲丕丿賷 賲毓 賲賳 鬲丨亘 賵賴賵 賲丕 賱丕 賷購賳鬲馗乇 賲賳 卮丕亘 賲丕夭丕賱 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 丨賷丕鬲賴 !!! 賵兀賷囟丕 鬲乇賰鬲 賴賳丕 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲賮鬲賵丨丞 禺丕氐丞 亘毓丿 賲丕 賯丕賲 賲丿賷乇賴丕 "賲賵乇丕賷爻"賴賵 毓卮賷賯 賱賷丿賷丕 亘廿睾賵丕卅賴丕 亘兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱禺亘賷乇 丕賱匕賷 鬲禺胤賶 丕賱禺賲爻賷賳
賵馗賱鬲 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱丨丕卅乇丞 鬲毓氐賮 亘毓賯賱 兀亘賷賱 賯亘賱 鬲乇賰賴 賱睾乇賮鬲賴 賱丿賶 爻賷賱賮爻鬲乇賷 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷噩丿 賱賴丕 廿噩丕亘丞 卮锟斤拷賮賷丞 :" 鬲乇賶 兀賷賳 賷噩丿 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 責 賮賷 鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱匕丕鬲 責 賮賷 夭賵噩丞 胤賷亘丞 丨賳賵賳丞 責 賮賷 丕賱丨亘 亘賲毓賳丕賴 丕賱賲胤賱賯 責 兀賲 兀賳 兀賵丕賳 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 賱賲 賷兀鬲 亘毓丿 責"
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August 13, 2021
There was a lot of talk about this book when it was published after Saramago鈥檚 death in 2011. Saramago sent this book to the publisher in 1953, was lost, then found 36 years later. Saramago asked not to publish it until after his death. The forward was written by his wife and translator, Pilar del R铆o. I was pleased to find a Spanish copy in CDMX in 2018.

It鈥檚 a funny thing to read now. I have read most of Saramago鈥檚 work, so I am familiar with his styles. But why did he ask not to publish this work until he died? That cloud hung over the book while I read.

It is an early work so his style was not defined, although one can say some of what was to come was in this book. It鈥檚 funny, I noticed on one of the main character鈥檚 dissertation on 鈥渓ove鈥� two words popped out: blindness and gospels (evang茅licos). Hmm? Am I reading in too much?

Also, I had this strong tendency to guess one of the characters was a 鈥淪aramago鈥� person. I was pleasantly wrong. His character development was there. His women are strong, not submissive. His men are strong, stubborn, challenged, and some are just searching. His political, religious, and social aspect is there as well. So a good mix.

This lends itself well to the exploration of the theme, a group of people in one building with their everyday issues, passions and troubles, all living under the 鈥淪kylight.鈥� Love is the central theme with its various facets: sexual, passion, family, forbidden, and of course, betrayal.

I will admit at first, I thought 鈥渨here is this going?鈥� Kind of a soap opera at times, kind of a romance, and yet, it did evolve into a decent story. He asks questions and seeds some answers. For a young writer, this was promising. He even tries to tackle the big themes of love and family and what are we searching for? Maybe a little too lofty but as we all know, he certainly developed his art in his other works.

So, in short, it turned out to be a mixed but positive read.

3.5
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February 25, 2017
蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬蠈蟼-蠈谓: 慰 蠁苇蟻蠅谓 蠁蠅蟼, 维谓慰喂纬渭伪 蔚喂蟼 蟿慰委蠂慰谓 萎 魏蔚谓蠈蟼 蠂蠋蟻慰蟼 蔚谓 慰喂魏慰未慰渭萎, 蟺蟻慰蟼 蠁蠅蟿喂蟽渭蠈谓 蔚蟽蠅蟿蔚蟻喂魏蠋谓 未喂伪渭蔚蟻喂蟽渭维蟿蠅谓 (螖. 螖畏渭畏蟿蟻维魏慰蠀, 螡苇慰谓 螣蟻胃慰纬蟻伪蠁喂魏蠈谓 螘蟻渭畏谓蔚蠀蟿喂魏蠈谓 螞蔚尉喂魏蠈谓, 螒胃萎谓伪 1959).

韦慰蟺慰胃蔚蟿畏渭苇谓慰蟼 喂未蔚伪蟿维 蟽蟿慰 蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬蠈 渭喂伪蟼 蟺慰位蠀魏伪蟿慰喂魏委伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 螞喂蟽伪尾蠈谓伪蟼, 慰 螙慰味苇 危伪蟻伪渭维纬魏慰蠀 伪蠁慰蠀纬魏蟻维味蔚蟿伪喂 蟿伪 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏维 蟿蠅谓 蔚谓慰委魏蠅谓 蟿畏蟼 魏伪喂 蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬蔚委 蟿慰 魏蟻蠀渭渭苇谓慰 蔚蟽蠅蟿蔚蟻喂魏蠈 蟿蠅谓 蟽蟺喂蟿喂蠋谓 蟿慰蠀蟼. 危蟿慰 蠉蠄慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻伪胃蠉蟻慰蠀 魏伪胃蔚谓蠈蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蔚蟺蟿维 未喂伪渭蔚蟻委蟽渭伪蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 蟺慰位蠀魏伪蟿慰喂魏委伪蟼, 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蟽蟿萎谓蔚喂 伪蟺蟻蠈蟽魏慰蟺蟿伪 蟿慰 蟿蟻委蟺慰未慰 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺委 蠋蟻伪 魏慰蠀尾伪位慰蠉蟽蔚 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺位维蟿畏, 蟿慰蟺慰胃蔚蟿蔚委 蟿畏谓 魏维渭蔚蟻伪 蔚蟺鈥� 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 魏伪喂 未喂伪位苇纬蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 伪蟺伪胃伪谓伪蟿委蟽蔚喂. 螚 蔚蟺喂位慰纬萎 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蠀蠂伪委伪 魏喂 慰喂 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼, 蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓, 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓苇蟼. 螣蠉蟿蔚 蟽蟺伪蟻伪尉喂魏维蟻未喂蔚蟼 萎 胃蔚位尉喂魏维蟻未喂蔚蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 胃伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼, 慰蠉蟿蔚 未蟻伪渭伪蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏慰蟻蠀蠁蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 胃伪 蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂. 螉蟽蠅蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼, 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂 蠄萎纬渭伪蟿伪 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 未喂伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 未喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀. 螉蟽蠅蟼 蟽蟿喂蟼 蟽蠂苇蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 魏伪蟿慰蟺蟿蟻委味慰谓蟿伪喂 蟺委蟽蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻维胃蠀蟻慰 蟿慰蠀 蠁蠅蟿伪纬蠅纬慰蠉, 未蔚喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 蟿畏 未喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰谓 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟿慰喂蠂委味慰蠀谓 魏喂 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂 蟺蠅蟼 渭蔚蟻喂魏苇蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼 伪蟺蝿蠈蟽蔚蟼 魏伪蟿慰蟺蟿蔚蠉蔚喂 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 魏慰喂谓苇蟼 蟽蟿喂蟼 味蠅苇蟼 蟿蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓.
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