Written in the last years of Saramago’s life,Cainis a controversial and witty story of a wilful, authoritarian God.

After killing his brother, Cain is condemned to wander the earth. As he moves through time, he encounters moments from the Old Testament acts of faith, violence and divine judgement that he cannot accept without question.Cainis Jos Saramagos bold, darkly playful reimagining of a biblical outcast.

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About The Aiuthor:

Jos Saramagois one of the most important international writers of thelast hundred years. Born in Portugal in 1922, he was in his sixties when he came to prominence as a writer with the publication ofBaltasar and Blimunda. A huge body of work followed, translated into more than forty languages, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Saramago died in June 2010.