A stone raft on the way to Haiti

José Saramago has announced on his blog something beyond "a mere symbolic gesture" to help Haiti: a new edition of his novel A Jangada de Pedra (The Stone Raft), for which all proceeds—€15 per copy—will go to the Red Cross. Saramago, his publisher, the printers, the distributors: everybody along the way donated their efforts and materials.

(The "stone raft" of the title is the Iberian peninsula, which breaks off from Europe and goes walkabout a bit. It's a good read—though the English translation isn't part of this relief effort.)