Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his family in a small village on the outskirts of The Center, a mysterious place they are forced to contend with.
Filled with the depth, humor, and extraordinary philosophical richness that marks all of Saramago\'s novels, The Cave is one of the essential books of our time..
When mysterious sounds of digging emerge from beneath their new apartment, Cipriano and Mar al investigate; what they find transforms the family\'s life.
But just as suddenly, the order is canceled and the penniless three have to move from the village into The Center.
Astonishingly, The Center places an order for hundreds.
Unwilling to give up his craft, Cipriano tries his hand at making ceramic dolls.
One day, he is told not to make any more deliveries. -- Chicago Tribune Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband Mar al in a small village on the outskirts of The Center, an imposing complex of shops and apartments to which Cipriano delivers his wares. -- Washington Post A genuinely brilliant novel.
Read it. for Portugal\'s, or even the world\'s, greatest novelist. . .
The Cave ] is yet another triumph .
Filled with the depth, humor, and the extraordinary philosophical richness that marks each of Saramago\'s novels, The Cave is an essential book.
Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his family in a small village on the outskirts of The Center, a mysterious place they are forced to contend with
