tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196447065691555971.post3722016350165447260..comments2023-10-31T09:17:16.502-07:00Comments on Philosemitism: For Portuguese Nobel laureate Saramago the Bible is a 'handbook of bad morals'Philosemitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05738171878498147967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196447065691555971.post-27758922215828245842010-06-18T06:33:59.458-07:002010-06-18T06:33:59.458-07:00He was the greatest of story tellers. The beginnin...He was the greatest of story tellers. The beginnings of some of his books are out of this world. There was that split that slowly opened up between Spain and Europe, and the engineers came to fix it with iron hooks, and TV crews came to film it as it became broader and broader, until finally Spain took of into the Ocean, una balsa de piedra-- what is it in English? A stone pontoon?anagastohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173541768886884924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196447065691555971.post-91189935423311297622009-11-03T15:47:32.160-08:002009-11-03T15:47:32.160-08:00I agree with Mr. Saramago.The bible was writen by ...I agree with Mr. Saramago.The bible was writen by man.If we read the old testament we se people against people. And after all we see a lot of hypocracy as the son of Mary said. I am not anti anithing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196447065691555971.post-46418876830813660672009-10-20T14:26:09.696-07:002009-10-20T14:26:09.696-07:00I guess he thinks of himself as being curmudgeonly...I guess he thinks of himself as being curmudgeonly, or as someone who's "speaking truth to power." Or maybe he thinks it's great to just be provocative.<br /><br />What is he accomplishing, exactly?<br /><br />And, given that he has a Nobel Prize, why does he feel the need to do publicity stunts (if that's what this is)? Any book he publishes would be an event, especially if it's a great book.<br /><br />JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com