Nobel-winning author Jose Saramago dies

The 87 year old Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago has died. Best known for works such as Blindness and The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (which won the PEN Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Award) as well as the controversial The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.

You can read the New York Time Obituary here and an interview with Jose Saramago on The Guardian here.

Ibooknet member Simon French Books has a couple of nice first editions of Jose Saramago novels.

Simon French Books at Bookfairs

Simon French Books, who specialise in Modern First Editions, Literary Criticism, Art, History, and Philosophy, will be at two bookfairs in the coming weeks:

Devizes book fair (PBFA) on 1st May

Churchdown book fair (Independent) on the 2nd May

The copy of Umberto Eco, Reflections on the Name of the Rose shown is a Signed First Edition from Simon's stock: First edition and the first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper which has a light crease to the laminate on the cover. £125.00

You can view more books by or about Umberto Eco here.

Cambridge Book Fair

The PBFA'S 36th annual fair , East Anglia’s largest such event, takes place at:

The Guildhall
Market Square,
Cambridge.

Friday February 19,
noon - 6.00pm

Saturday February 20,
10.00 am - 5.00pm

Admission £1

Ibooknet members Peakirk Books and Simon French Books will be exhibiting. Peakirk Books specialise in children and illustrated books and Simon French Books specialise in Modern First Edition books, including many fine and signed titles.