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IN LISBON IN 1904 a man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artefact that - if he can find it - would redefine history. Travelling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, Tomás sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the centre of a murder mystery of his own, and is drawn into the consequences of Tomás's quest. Fifty years on, a Canadian senator seeks refuge in his ancestral village in Northern Portugal, grieving the loss of his beloved wife. But he arrives with an unusual companion: a chimpanzee. And there the century-old adventure will come to its stirring conclusion. A quest through the twentieth century, The High Mountains of Portugal tells a tale of great love and great loss. Written with all the warmth, wit and colour one would expect from the author of Life of Pi, it takes the reader on a road trip through Portugal in the last century - and through the human heart.
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The High Mountains of Portugal, Yann Martel
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2016
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- État du livre
- Abîmé
- Prix
- 3,59 €
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Yann Martel
- Éditeur
- Canongate Book
- Publié
- 2016
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 332
- ISBN10
- 1782114718
- ISBN13
- 9781782114710
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Romans historiques, Thèmes religieux, Thèmes chrétiens, Mort, Foi, Canada, Perte, Réalisme magique, Voyage, Deuil, Romans psychologiques, Jésus-Christ, Maison, Montagnes et chaînes de montagnes, Portugal, Littérature canadienne, Agatha Christie, Singes, Lisbonne
- Première publication
- 2016
- Titre original
- The High Mountains of Portugal
- Évaluation
- 3,35 sur 5
- Description
- IN LISBON IN 1904 a man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artefact that - if he can find it - would redefine history. Travelling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, Tomás sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the centre of a murder mystery of his own, and is drawn into the consequences of Tomás's quest. Fifty years on, a Canadian senator seeks refuge in his ancestral village in Northern Portugal, grieving the loss of his beloved wife. But he arrives with an unusual companion: a chimpanzee. And there the century-old adventure will come to its stirring conclusion. A quest through the twentieth century, The High Mountains of Portugal tells a tale of great love and great loss. Written with all the warmth, wit and colour one would expect from the author of Life of Pi, it takes the reader on a road trip through Portugal in the last century - and through the human heart.