El mito del paraiso perdido es el de la infancia, no hay otro. Lo demas son realidades por conquistar, sonadas en el presente, guardadas en el futuro inalcanzable. Y, sin ellas, no se que hariamos hoy. Yo no lo se.

El paraiso perdido de la infancia de este narrador se centra en los dos dias gloriosos en que fue ayudante de pastor y acompano a su tio a llevar al mercado unos pequenos lechones. El camino, la noche, el dia, el viento… una aventura inolvidable se narra en este poetico relato de Jose Saramago, acompanado por preciosas ilustraciones de Armando Fonseca.

Un libro ideal para regalar a todos los que todavia llevan un nino en el alma.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A magnificent picture book by Jose Saramago commemorating the 100 year anniversary of his birth.

The myth of a lost paradise is that of one’s childhood, there is no other. The rest are realities yet to be conquered, dreamed of in the present, and stored in the unattainable future. And without them, I don’t know what we would do today. I do not know.

The lost paradise of this narrator’s childhood focuses on the two glorious days when he was a shepherd’s assistant and helped his uncle take some small piglets to the market. The journey, the night, the day, the wind… This poetic story is an unforgettable adventure narrated by Jose Saramago and presented alongside Armando Fonseca’s beautiful illustrations.

A perfect book to gift all those who still carry a child in their soul.