Death at Intervals

by Jose Saramago

Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

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On the first day of the New Year, no one dies.

This understandably causes great consternation amongst religious leaders - if there's no death, there can be no resurrection and therefore no reason for religion - and what will be the effect on pensions, the social services, hospitals? Funeral directors are reduced to arranging funerals for dogs, cats, hamsters and parrots. Life insurance policies become meaningless. Amid the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration: flags are hung out on balconies and people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity...Read more
  • ISBN10 1846550203
  • ISBN13 9781846550201
  • Publish Date 7 February 2008
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 22 October 2012
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Vintage Publishing
  • Imprint Harvill Secker
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 208
  • Language English