The Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths is the centerpiece of Jose Saramago's novel All the Names (2000). Set in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, the protagonist of the novel, Senhor Jose, is a lowly clerk who also happens to live in the last house that is physically attached to the registry building. The registry includes not just current registration records of births, marriages and deaths, but also an archive of all such vit...
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The Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths is the centerpiece of Jose Saramago's novel
All the Names (2000). Set in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, the protagonist of the novel, Senhor Jose, is a lowly clerk who also happens to live in the last house that is physically attached to the registry building. The registry includes not just current registration records of births, marriages and deaths, but also an archive of all such vital events.
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