{"product_id":"baltasar-and-blimunda-isbn-9780156005203","title":"Baltasar And Blimunda","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature,\u003cem\u003e Baltasar and Blimunda\u003c\/em\u003e is a “brilliant...enchanting novel” (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/em\u003e of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. \u003c\/strong\u003ePortugal, 1711: an amorous friar is pursued naked through the rubble-strewn streets of Lisbon; an enthusiastic procession of flagellants roars with pleasure over the damnation of adultery; a royal prince uses hapless sailors for target practice; and women dressed in colorful finery watch as lapsed converts and sorcerers are put to death by flames. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague, a seemingly mismatched couple discover the wonders of love. This poetic tale, graced with exquisite historical details and full of magic and adventure, is a tapestry of human folly and human will. | \u003cp\u003e“A romance and an adventure, a rumination on royalty and religion in eighteenth century Portugal and a bitterly ironic comment on the uses of power.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “A charming and really moving love story… An unexpected gem.”—\u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e   “An enchanting novel [with a] love story which soars over the rest of the action like a flute above a heavy orchestra.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e       \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889857261797,"sku":"NP9780156005203","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780156005203.jpg?v=1730232056","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/baltasar-and-blimunda-isbn-9780156005203","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}