Produkt
KlappentextRaimund 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.?One of the most thoughtful and entertaining novels to come out of Europe in a decade . . . a smart, heartfelt, thoroughly enjoyable book written for thinking adults, and the most recent incarnation, from Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf right down to Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind, of that potent, ever-popular myth?the book that changes your life. . . . Go ahead and buy this one?believe me, you'll want to read it more than once.? ? Shelf Awareness
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-4558-4925-3
ProduktartHörbuch
EinbandartCompact Disc
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2012
Erscheinungsdatum15.01.2012
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 163 mm, Höhe 140 mm, Dicke 28 mm
Gewicht227 g
Artikel-Nr.58439606
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GenreHörbuch Literatur