The Lizard

by José Saramago

First published 2019

A lizard awakens, disoriented, in a strange new realm. As it navigates this uncanny landscape, it encounters bizarre, humanoid entities who seem to control life and death. Drawn into a high-stakes quest for understanding, the lizard grapples with its own nature and place in this unsettling, dreamlike universe.

Genres: literary-fiction, fantasy, magical-realism, surreal

Vibes: dreamlike, intimate, thought-provoking, unsettling

Tropes: fish-out-of-water, grappling-with-identity

24 pages · Hardcover · Triangle Square

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