Summary
"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, the novel c... Full description
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Main Language
English
All
English
Translated From
Portuguese
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.