{"product_id":"baltasar-and-blimunda-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José Saramago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.37w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156005203","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836579762313,"sku":"9780156005203","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_543e8633-fcd8-4ea2-aaec-28087b377b10.jpg?v=1780440257","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/baltasar-and-blimunda-9780156005203","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}