El Lagarto / The Alligator

El Lagarto es una historia corta incluida en El equipaje del viajero (1973), un volumen que reunio las cronicas escritas por Jose Saramago para el diario A Capital y el semanario Jornal do Fundao entre 1971 y 1972.

La historia narra la aparicion en Chiado de un misterioso lagarto, cuya presencia sorprende a los transeuntes y moviliza a los bomberos, el ejercito y la aviacion.

Con un estilo claro y preciso, la fabula 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.