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Book Review By Matthew Christensen
The Double by Jose Saramago

    Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is depressed. He lives alone, teaches history and is only halfheartedly commited to his girlfriend, Maria da Paz. That is until one night he watches a movie and sees upon the screen a man who looks exactly like him, his twin in every physical way. His double.
    He rents and watches all the movies he can find that may have his double in them. He writes to the production company requesting information about the actor. Finally he tracks the man down to his home address, wearing a disguise and observing him from afar.   Tertuliano wants to meet this man face to face and find out who he is.   


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 40's-50's

Setting
Europe Yes
City? Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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