AstoryofquietcontemplationandsteelyresolvebythewinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiterature,illustratedforreadersofallages.“Ireturnedtothespot,eventhoughthesunhadalreadyset,Icastmyhookintothewaterandwaited.Idon’tthinkthereisadeepersilenceintheworldthanthesilenceofwater.Ifeltitthenandneverforgotit.“Onthebanksofarivernearhisgrandparents’farm,aboyisabouttocatchabigfish.Atthesamemomentthatheloseshisprey,theboyhasamomentofgrowingawarenessoftheinterconnectednessofallthings.Heiscompelledtotryagaintocatchthefisheventhoughheissureit’sgone.Andeventhoughhischancehaspassedandheiscompanyonlytosilence,hehasstakedaclaimtherebytheriver’sedge.FromachildhoodmemorydetailedinhisbookSmallMemories,Jos矇Saramagospinsataleofquietdepthandwisdom-heretranslatedbyMargaretJullCosta,andbeautifullyillustratedbyYolandaMosquera.
