For 10 points, name this controversial satire by the 1998 Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago, which ends with Christ submitting himself to death, hoping to downplay his significance to come.
One event in this novel is precipitated by a dream, after which a father hears word that causes him to hide his family deeper in a cave; his failure to warn others causes him guilt for the rest of his life. It begins with the same exact dedication to Theophilus as does Luke's Gospel, but it is set apart by the controversial suggestions of a completely human Christ, a non-virgin birth, a conflict between an avaricious God and a compassionate, reluctant Christ, and a sympathetic Devil, as well as by an account of the death of St. Joseph, and multiple references to Portuguese culture. For 10 points, name this controversial satire by the 1998 Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago, which ends with Christ submitting himself to death, hoping to downplay his significance to come.
One event in this novel is precipitated by a dream, after which a father hears word that causes him to hide his family deeper in a cave; his failure to warn others causes him guilt for the rest of his life.
The {Gospel According to Jesus Christ} [or {O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo}]