Raised from the ground

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

"First published in 1980, the City of Lisbon Prize-winning Raised from the Ground follows the changing fortunes of the Mau Tempo family-poor landless peasants not unlike Saramago's own grandparents. Set in Alentejo, a southern province of Portugal known for its vast agricultural estates, t...

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Main Author: Saramago, José
Other Authors: Costa, Margaret Jull
Format: Book
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Agricultural laborers > Portugal > Alentejo > Fiction.
Families > Portugal > Alentejo > Fiction.
Poor > Portugal > Alentejo > Fiction.
Portugal > Social conditions > 20th century > Fiction.
Portugal > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Alentejo (Portugal) > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Uniform Title:Levantado do chão.

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