José Saramago / The Work / Bibliography

Policy Sheets

Policy Sheets
1993

I believe that these Political Sheets, whose civic honesty I do not recognize anyone's right to doubt, carry enough truths inside for them to be able to defend themselves without help. not even mine

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Policy Sheets

Porto Editora

2015 (1st edition by Porto Editora; 3rd edition)


Language
Portuguese

The calligraphy on the cover is by filmmaker Teresa Villaverde.

There will be those who accuse me of being ruthless and unfair in some of these texts, that, having already been politically inopportune and impertinent at the time they were written, they are even more so now, and that, as a final argument, it is not the most prudent and sensible attitude on my part, considering that we all have our "glass houses," to reopen wounds that time, for better or worse, has had the kindness to heal. On this, as on the rest, everyone will think what they want, and will respond accordingly. In any case, I believe that these Political Columns, whose civic integrity I do not recognize as anyone's right to doubt, contain enough truth to defend themselves alone, without help. Not even mine.

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Policy Sheets

Editorial Path

1999, 2nd ed., 1999


Language
Portuguese

There will be those who accuse me of being ruthless and unfair in some of these texts, that, having already been politically inopportune and impertinent at the time they were written, they are even more so now, and that, as a final argument, it is not the most prudent and sensible attitude on my part, considering that we all have our "glass houses," to reopen wounds that time, for better or worse, has had the kindness to heal. On this, as on the rest, everyone will think what they want, and will respond accordingly. In any case, I believe that these Political Columns, whose civic integrity I do not recognize as anyone's right to doubt, contain enough truth to defend themselves alone, without help. Not even mine.

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