New York: Harcourt. 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A close to fine book in a fine dust jacket. Slight pinching to the spine ends of the book. This is Saramago's story of a potter who must confront the twin evils of bureaucracy and anonymity. Saramago, who died in June, 2010, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. The book is signed by Saramago on the title page. Signed by the author. More