The Implacable Order of Things

Winner of the José Saramago Literary Award

In an unnamed Portuguese village, against a backdrop of severe rural poverty, two generations of men and women struggle with love, violence, death, and--perhaps worst of all--the inescapability of fate.

A pair of twins conjoined at the pinky, a 120-year-old wise man, a shepherd turned cuckold by a giant, and even the Devil himself make up the unforgettably oddball cast of The Implacable Order of Things. As these lost souls come together and drift apart, José Luís Peixoto masterfully reveals the absurd, heartbreaking, and ultimately bewitching aspects of human nature in a literary performance that heralds the arrival of an astoundingly gifted and poetic writer.

Author: Jose Luis Peixoto
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 08/11/2009
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.22w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780307388285
ISBN10: 030738828X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
José Luís Peixoto was born in 1974 in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. A poet, playwright, and novelist, he has received numerous awards for his writing. Published and acclaimed in more than twelve languages, The Implacable Order of Things won the José Saramago Prize in 2001.