Adam and Eve are expelled from paradise for disobedience to try the apple from the forbidden tree of paradise. The couple wanders through the desert without finding more than a crude shelter cave and found nothing to take to the mouth. Lucky will have the help of the angel that guards the gates of Paradise, who is kind to Eva. Over time women give birth in pain two sons: Cain the farmer and the rancher Abel, who for some obscure reason much pleased the Lord to his older brother.
The latest book by Saramago before his recent death. As is usual with him, writes paragraphs endless and with a more peculiar way of scoring. However, I soon got used to the flow of reading his prose and I have not been done anything heavy.
The issue is well known. Cain after killing his brother, he is discovered by God, who condemns him to wander the earth. However, in this case Cain replies to the creator, ultimately blaming the death of his brother.
I get the impression that the journey which then tells Cain wandering through different lands and sacred moments of the story is an apology to Saramago himself expresses his feelings about the divine figure that appears in the Old Testament. That is, God presents us with a cocky, insecure, vindictive and cruel. I found a note the author's resentment towards this (ancient, but even with millions of followers) idea of \u200b\u200bGod.
The adventures through which passes the main character keeps the reader's interest until the final precipitates. I have found it totally absurd, I do not know what the author has tried to do.
In short: a book that reads well, to reflect on the figure of the old Yahweh, and their relationships with men throughout history. But as a novel there is no clear story line except the endless march of Cain.
I would describe as a minor work of Saramago.
My rating: interesting.
