Pascal Mercier

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June 23, 1944 in Bern, Switzerland

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Peter Bieri (born 23 June 1944 in Bern), better known by his pseudonym, Pascal Mercier, is a Swiss writer and philosopher.

Bieri studied philosophy, English studies and Indian studies in both London and Heidelberg.

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Books by Pascal Mercier

Average rating: 3.50 · 2,423 ratings · 503 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel by Pascal Mercier, Barbara Harshav (Translator) 3.49 avg rating — 2,180 ratings — published 2004 — 47 editions	My rating:
	Lea by Pascal Mercier, Peter Bieri 3.76 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Der Klavierstimmer 3.68 avg rating — 72 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Perlmanns Schweigen 3.49 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Perlmann's Silence 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Das Handwerk Der Freiheit by Peter Bieri, Pascal Mercier 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Journaux de guerre : Tome 2, 1939-1945 by Ernst Jünger, Julien Hervier, Pascal Mercier 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Correspondance, 1901-1950 by André Gide, Jean Schlumberger, Pascal Mercier 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Wie Wäre Es, Gebildet Zu Sein? by Peter Bieri, Pascal Mercier 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Perlmann's Silence by Mercier Translated from the German by Sh, Pascal Mercier, Mel Foster (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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“A feeling is no longer the same when it comes the second time. It dies through the awareness of its return. We become tired and weary of our feelings when they come too often and last too long.”
― Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel

tags: emotions , feelings , life

30 people liked it

“In the years afterward, I fled whenever somebody began to understand me. That has subsided. But one thing remained: I don't want anybody to understand me completely. I want to go through life unknown. The blindness of others is my safety and my freedom.”
― Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel

tags: cedros-vermelhos , eça-de-queirós , júlio-simóes

18 people liked it

“Sometimes, we are afraid of something because we're afraid of something else. ”
― Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel

12 people liked it

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