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Thought-provoking and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of José Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and meditates on his favorite authors. Precise observations and moments of arresting significance are rendered with pointillist detail and together demonstrate an acute understanding of our times. Characteristically critical and uncompromising, Saramago dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israel's punishment of Gaza, and reflects on the rise of Barack Obama. The Notebook is a unique journey into the personal and political world of one of the greatest writers of our time.
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La trazabilidad es uno de los prerrequisitos del APPCC, sistema de autocontrol que han de poseer todas las empresas alimentarias por ley, y que se basa, principalmente, en la prevención de riesgos, asegurando la inocuidad de éstos. Con este material didáctico que Ideaspropias Editorial les presenta podrán conocer, entre otras cosas, los motivos de la creación del sistema de trazabilidad por parte de la Unión Europea, la situación legislativa en materia de seguridad alimentaria y las fases para la implantación de un sistema de trazabilidad. El objetivo y finalidad del manual son llevarles a descubrir de una manera didáctica y pedagógica la gran importancia de la existencia de un sistema de trazabilidad en las empresas de alimentación.
Author Notes
José Saramago was born on November 16, 1922. He spent most of his childhood on his parent's farm, except while attending school in Lisbon. Before devoting himself exclusively to writing novels in 1976, he worked as a draftsman, a publisher's reader, an editor, translator, and political commentator for Diario de Lisboa.
He is indisputably Portugal's best-known literary figure and his books have been translated into more than 25 languages. Although he wrote his first novel in 1947, he waited some 35 years before winning critical acclaim for work such as the Memorial do Convento. His works include The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, The Stone Raft, Baltasar and Blimunda, The History of the Siege of Lisbon, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, and Blindness.
At age 75, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998 for his work in which "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony, continually enables us to apprehend an elusory reality." He died from a prolonged illness that caused multiple organ failure on June 18, 2010 at the age of 87.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Nobel Prize winner Saramago offers a rare glimpse into his personal life with the publication of a year's worth of blog entries, assembled in diary form. Encouraged by his family, Saramago agreed to blog about any and everything he had to say. What has emerged is an incredibly poetic and realistic glimpse into our world, often, but not always, through a political lens. Not only does he comment on emerging policies in the United States, he writes exceptionally moving pieces concerning the Middle East, Italy, and many other regions of the globe. Saramago also tackles less harrowing topics; in one anecdote he describes the beauty of Lisbon and his affection for the breathtaking city. He reserves his kindest words, however, for recollections of and gratitude for his friends and mentors, usually other literary giants. Though Saramago's political pieces shine, he doesn't ignore other aspects of society voicing concern over the increasing acceptance of violence in the media and the home. Beautifully crafted and honest, Saramago's latest volume is elegant in tone and style and clearly conveys a legend's take on our evolving society. (Apr.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
Library Journal Review
"That place where I can most express myself according to my desires" is how Nobel laureate, Portuguese novelist, playwright, and journalist Saramago (Blindness; The Cave) describes his latest endeavor, which consists of a series of excerpts taken from his blog between September 2008 and August 2009. When Saramago moved from Portugal to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, he was presented with a notebook by his sister- and brother-in-law. Saramago did not write in that notebook, but from it, the idea for the Lanzarote Notebooks emerged and resulted in a blog. No sloppy online writing from this meticulous author-Saramago writes with great sensitivity on topics as diverse as the status of women, world finance, automobiles, music, justice, divorce, and libraries. His love for Lisbon is certain, as is his admiration for specific authors, scientists, and heroic individuals. He hazards a few choice denunciations, as well, for Pope Benedict, jihad, terrorism, torture, and George W. Bush. VERDICT A left-wing humanist, Saramago displays true concern for the state of the world. For serious readers in public and academic libraries.-Nedra Crowe-Evers, Sonoma Cty. Lib., Santa Rosa, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.