This collection, available exclusively in e-book form, brings together the twelve novels (and one novella) of the great Portuguese writer José Saramago, with an introductory essay by Ursula Le Guin.

From Saramago’s early work, like the enchanting

Baltasar & Blimunda

and the controversial

Gospel According to Jesus Christ

, through his masterpiece

Blindness

and its sequel

Seeing

, to his later fables of politics, chance, history, and love, like

All the Names

and

Death with Interruptions

, this volume showcases the range and depth of Saramago’s career, his inimitable narrative voice, and his vast reserves of invention, humor, and understanding.