El Lagarto / The Alligator

Un precioso lbum infantil de Jos Saramago con las magn ficas xilograf as de Jos Francisco Borges. El Lagarto es una historia corta incluida en El equipaje del viajero (1973), un volumen que reuni las cr nicas escritas por Jos Saramago para el diario A Capital y el semanario Jornal do Fund o entre 1971 y 1972. La historia narra la aparici n en Chiado de un misterioso lagarto, cuya presencia sorprende a los transe ntes y moviliza a los bomberos, el ej rcito y la aviaci n. Con un estilo claro y preciso, la f bula ofrece una pluralidad de direcciones capaz de cautivar a los lectores de todas las edades. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A beautiful children's books by Jose Saramago illustrated by Jose Francisco Borges' wonderful woodcut drawings. The Alligator is a short story which first appeared in El equipaje del viajero / The traveler's luggage (1973) a book that compiled Saramago's stories and essays previously published in different Portuguese newspapers. The story tells about a mysterious alligator found in Chiado, Lisbon, whose mysterious presence surprises the community, mobilizes fire fighters, the army, and the navy. With a clear and precise style, the fable offers so many different points of views and different possibilities that it is sure to captivate readers of all ages.