The Lizard Av José Saramago

<b>A story by Nobel Prize-winning writer Jose Saramago, gorgeously illustrated in woodcuts by one of Brazil's most famous artists.</b><br><br>When a lizard appears in the neighborhood of Chiado, in Lisbon, it surprises passers-by, and mobilizes firefighters and the army. With a clear and precise style, the fable offers a multitude of senses, reaching audiences of all ages. "The Lizard" is a short story included in <i>A Bagagem do Viajante (</i>1973), a volume that brought together the Saramago chronicles for the newspaper<i> A Capital </i>and the weekly <i>Jornal do Fundão</i> between 1971 and 1972.<i> </i>Translated by Nick Caistor and Lucia Caistor<i>, The Lizard</i>, is an illustrated version of the chronicle by J. Borges.