false 1528410 22 A huge international best seller, this ambitious novel plumbs the depths of our shared humanity to offer up a breathtaking insight into life, love, and literature itself. A major hit in Germany that went on to become one of Europe's biggest literary blockbusters in the last five years, Night Train to Lisbon is an astonishing novel, a compelling exploration of consciousness, the possibility of truly understanding another person, and the ability of language to define our very selves. Raimund Gregorius is a Latin teacher at a Swiss college who one day - after a chance encounter with a mysterious Portuguese woman - abandons his old life to start a new one. He takes the night train to Lisbon and carries with him a book by Amadeu de Prado, a (fictional) Portuguese doctor and essayist whose writings explore the ideas of loneliness, mortality, death, friendship, love, and loyalty. Gregorius becomes obsessed by what he reads and restlessly struggles to comprehend the life of the author. His investigations lead him all over the city of Lisbon, as he speaks to those who were entangled in Prado's life. Gradually, the picture of an extraordinary man emerges - a doctor and poet who rebelled against Salazar's dictatorship. 1387510 2004 Night Train to Lisbon total:584|5:131|4:190|3:116|2:87|1:60| 584 1997 1102 184 1 5 false false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 13:16:28 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 13:23:31 -0700 2008
This book makes me incredibly angry. And after some thought I can honestly award it the 'worst book I have ever read' award. I could forgive ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 04:30:57 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 04:39:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 17:21:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 16:39:21 -0700 2008 The main character in this book does exactly that, using a book wri...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 05:32:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 01:06:58 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jul 18 07:58:01 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 07:58:13 -0700 2007
It's not yet out in English (I think it's to be published in December)and I hope its magic does not get lost in translation.

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Gregorius é filólogo clássico e dedicou toda a sua vida às palavras, ao Grego, ao Latim, ao Persa, ao Hebraico, ... A sua vi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 06:40:50 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:04:56 -0700 2009
I was charmed by the storyline: a quiet teacher of classi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 17 17:24:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 21:19:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1528410