A narcissistic God, endowed with an exceptionally flexible conscience that agrees with him no matter what he does, and an early rebel, Cain, are the protagonists of José Saramago's most delightful novel, which turned out to be his last.

The Bible, one of the wildest books ever written and which, according to the famous Nobel laureate author, should never fall into the hands of children, is rewritten by him with an unpredictable ending, providing the opportunity for a hilarious dialogue between God and man.

After all, "the history of mankind is the history of their misunderstanding with God - neither does he understand us, nor do we understand him".