The Cave (Vintage Classics)
The Cave (Vintage Classics) by José Saramago
English | November 30, 2011 | ISBN: 1448114284 | EPUB | 304 pages | 0.3 MB
English | November 30, 2011 | ISBN: 1448114284 | EPUB | 304 pages | 0.3 MB
Cipriano Algor, an ageing potter, lives with his daughter and her husband in the shadow of the Centre, a nebulous, constantly expanding conglomerate that provides his livelihood - until it decrees that it is no longer interested in his humble wares.
Together with his daughter, they craft a new line of small ceramic figurines and, to their bafflement, the Centre orders vast quantities. But once the figures are complete, the Centre recants: there is no market for them. Resigned to idleness Cipriano moves into the soulless megaplex, until late one night he comes across a horrifying secret in the bowels of the artificial city.
The Cave is a harrowing, joyful masterpiece: an Orwellian nightmare, a family fable and an uplifting love story.