The portuguese writer José Saramago died today at the age of 87. Militant atheist, he believed that history would have been much more peaceful if it weren't for religions. Saramago wrote more than one novel about the question of God, and suffered serious critics from conservative portuguese catholic church, that led him to choose to exile in the Canary Islands.
His work "Blindness" ((or literally from portuguese, "Essay on Blindness") was adapted to the big screen by brazilian director Fernando Meirelles. It has a sequence called "Seeing" ("Essay on Lucidity").
If you have never read anything from this great author, i suggest you try "The Tale of the Unknown Island" (O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida"), a less-than-70-pages jewel, which i guarantee you will finish in one stroke and have a quiet night full of beautiful dreams afterwards. It is the story of this man who goes knock on the king's door and requires him a boat, in order to discover an unknown island. Or, if you prefer, it is the story of a man who stands up and decides to go get what he really wants.
"Gostar é provavelmente a melhor maneira de ter, ter deve ser a pior maneira de gostar."
"To love is probably the best way of having, and to have must be the worst way of loving."
(José Saramago, "O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida")
), I am very selective about what I read but I sure will add this book to my list and I will hold you to your guarantee...