The Nobel Prize–winning author of Blindness recalls the days of his youth in Lisbon and the Portuguese countryside in this charming memoir. José Saramago was

"This "album of memories" introduces the reader to the people and places - neighborhoods, restaurants, department stores, parks, hotels, night clubs, racetracks

When a disturbed young woman with multiple personalities enters treatment with a caring psychiatrist, she relives a chaotic early life filled with hate, abuse a

Over 50 reminiscences of pre-modern Japan. This book presents an illustrationf a way of life that has virtually disappeared.

Includes reader's guide, author Q &A, and book group discussion questions.