Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel
Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman inspires him to question his lifeand leads him to an extraordinary book that will open the possibility of changing it. Inspired by the words...
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Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman inspires him to question his lifeand leads him to an extraordinary book that will open the possibility of changing it. Inspired by the words of Amadeu de Prado, a doctor whose intelligence and magnetism left a mark on everyone who met him and whose principles led him into a confrontation with Salazar’s dictatorship, Gergorius boards a train to Lisbon. As Gregorius becomes fascinated with unlocking the mystery of who Prado was, an extraordinary tale unfolds.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780802143976 (0802143970)
ASIN: 0802143970
Publish date: 2008-10-15
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Philosophy,
Contemporary,
German Literature,
Portugal,
Fiction
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