{"product_id":"small-memories","title":"Small Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Small Memories is a . . . nourishing last gift from a great writer.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShifting  back and forth between childhood and his teenage years, between  Azinhaga and Lisbon, this is a mosaic of memories, a simply told,  affecting look into the author’s boyhood: the tragic death of his older  brother at the age of four; his mother pawning the family’s blankets  every spring and buying them back in time for winter; his beloved  grandparents bringing the weaker piglets into their bed on cold nights;  and Saramago’s early encounters with literature, from teaching himself  to read by deciphering articles in the daily newspaper, to poring over  an entertaining dialogue in a Portuguese-French conversation guide, not  realizing that he was in fact reading a play by Molière.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with Saramago’s characteristic wit and honesty, \u003cem\u003eSmall Memories\u003c\/em\u003e  traces the formation of an artist fascinated by words and stories from  an early age who emerged, against all odds, as one of the world’s most  respected writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like a nostalgic progenitor bestowing his  wealth of life experience upon a younger generation, Saramago digs deep  into his peasant roots to sketch a rough outline of the little boy who  would become one of the greatest Portuguese-language writers”—\u003cem\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"José Saramago","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":51671570612530,"sku":"9780547752631","price":11.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/7934\/0850\/files\/9780547752631.jpg?v=1787960738","url":"https:\/\/53rdstreetbooks.com\/products\/small-memories","provider":"53rd Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}