Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier fantastic fiction. It is an overwhelmingly philosophical book but despite being a bit slow i found the prose of this book intoxicatingly beautiful. Aug 02, 2015 these are the words of a famous lisbon physician and poet in night train to lisbon. He takes the night train to lisbon, and so the search begins. Prado is a serious thinker whose active mind becomes evident in a series of his notes collected and read by. Raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne.
In his agitation, he drops his exercise books and is surprised to find her. At the same time, it will rebuild your own life from another perspective. He brings her to his classroom, but she soon disappears leaving her coat behind. Amadeu prado, the main character is a man tormented and torn between his own. Night train to lisbon is a philosophical novel by swiss writer pascal mercier. As gregorius becomes fascinated with unlocking the mystery of who prado was, an extraordinary tale unfolds. Gregorius reads one of these from the father, judge prado, to his son amadeu and from the son, doctor prado to his father.
These are the words of a famous lisbon physician and poet in night train to lisbon. Posts about amadeu do prado written by jenniffer barrera. As the author is a philosophy professor in berlin or so the book jacket states, there is quite a bit of philosophical journeying in this book of fiction. Night train to lisbon book burlington public library. He brings her to one of his classes, where she accidentally leaves her coat. Seeking the author, raimund encounters mystery instead. Cite some specific events in the narrative to sustain your views. Despite its beautiful words, it would seem this book is fictitious the book and its words are central to the 20 movie night train to lisbon, and what beautiful. Night train to lisbon is a 20 internationally coproduced englishlanguage drama film directed by bille august and starring jeremy irons. One other film i can watch over and over again, it might have something to with my revolutionary mind and the fact i travelled 40 years ago the same areas where that movie is made and experienced similar thoughts then che. A random find at a secondhand bookstore solidifies this new fascination into something tangible. Based on the 2004 novel night train to lisbon by pascal mercier and written by greg latter and ulrich herrmann, the film is about a swiss teacher who saves the life of a woman and then abandons his teaching career and reserved life to embark on a thrilling. An elegant meditative book teaches a painfully ironic life lesson in germanswiss author merciers searching 2004 novel, a critically acclaimed international bestseller being published in the united states for the first time. Pascal merciers night train to lisbon words without.
It is an overwhelmingly philosophical book but despite being a bit slow i found. Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all those on whom prado left an indelible mark. I thought the book was really slow and the chracater of amadeu prado was not that interesting for me, so i chose tomore. Nov 16, 2015 last night i watched the fi1m, night train to lisbon with jeremy irons, based on the book by pascal mercier. The dictatorship of salazar impacted his life, thoughts and words from his years as a. Fernando pessoa, the great portuguese writer, is on the shelf.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Jeremy irons and lena olin star in night train to lisbon. As the bookseller translates a passage, gregorius hears sentences that sounded as if they had been. Pascal merciers night train to lisbon words without borders. Throwing in one life to look for another telegraph. A huge international best seller, night train to lisbon was published in hardcover in january with a modest first printing. Raimund, a latin teacher from berne, has a comfortable but exceedingly boring life, something we can infer from irons first expression on the screen.
It has been hailed by booksellers and critics, and embraced by readers. The art of life and authenticity are important themes in his works. One other film i can watch over and over again, it might have something to with my revolutionary mind and the fact i travelled 40 years ago the same areas where that movie is. A desperate young woman and an intriguing book send staid swiss professor raimund gregorius on a sudden quest to portugal. May 12, 2014 he brings her to his classroom, but she soon disappears leaving her coat behind. Last night i watched the fi1m, night train to lisbon with jeremy irons, based on the book by pascal mercier. That said, night train to lisbon is a very long, ambitious book thats. Dec 06, 20 he brings her to one of his classes, where she accidentally leaves her coat. Fascinated by the book, greogorius resolves to find out all he can about its author, one amadeu prado.
Gregorius is drawn to discover who prado is because prado, like gregorius, consisted so much of language. What are the parallels between raimundo gregorius and amadeu prado. He heavily criticized salazars dictature in his speech given upon graduating as a doctor. Nachtzug nach lissabon audiobook by pascal mercier. Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all. Night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe.
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