The Implacable Order of Things

Winner of the Jos 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, Jos Lu s 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
ISBN: 9780307388285

About the Author
Jos? Lu?s 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 Jos? Saramago Prize in 2001.