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First published in Portuguese with the title Historía do Cerco de Lisboa
by Editorial Caminho, 1989
First published in Great Britain in 1996 by The Harvill Press
This paperback edition first published in 2000 by The Harvill Press
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Copyright © José Saramago and Editorial Caminho, SA Lisbon, 1989
English translation © Harcourt Brace, 1996
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