The Lives of Things

The Lives of Things
First edition
AuthorJose Saramago
TranslatorGiovanni Pontiero (2012)
LanguageEnglish
PublisherVerso
Publication date
2012
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesx+145 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-1-84467-878-5

The Lives of Things is a short story collection by Portuguese novelist and Nobel-prize winner Jose Saramago. It was originally published in 1978 in Portuguese under the title Objecto Quasi. This article refers to the English translation by Giovanni Pontiero, published by Verso in 2012.