| Night Train to Lisbon Contributor(s): Mercier, Pascal (Author), Harshav, Barbara (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0802143970 ISBN-13: 9780802143976 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: A huge international bestseller, this ambitious novel plumbs the depths of humanity and offers an exploration of consciousness, the possibility of truly understanding another person, and the ability of language to define the individual. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 5.51" W x 8.24" (1.04 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lyc e, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman inspires him to question his life--and 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. |