by Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), José Saramago (Author)
Watching a rented video, Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is shocked to notice that one of the actors is identical to him in every physical detail. He embarks on a secret quest to find his double and sets in motion a train of events that he cannot control. Saramago's novel explores the nature of individuality and examines the fear and insecurity that arise when our singularity comes under threat, when even a wife cannot tell the original from the imposter...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 06 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 009946165X
ISBN 13: 9780099461654
Book Overview: The book that has inspired the film ENEMY. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as two characters, and co-stars Melanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart, and Jane Moffat.