Posts about amadeu do prado written by jenniffer barrera. As the bookseller translates a passage, gregorius hears sentences that sounded as if they had been. Cite some specific events in the narrative to sustain your views. Night train to lisbon is a philosophical novel by swiss writer pascal mercier. Nachtzug nach lissabon audiobook by pascal mercier. Aug 02, 2015 these are the words of a famous lisbon physician and poet in night train to lisbon. I thought the book was really slow and the chracater of amadeu prado was not that interesting for me, so i chose tomore. Fascinated by the book, greogorius resolves to find out all he can about its author, one amadeu prado. The dictatorship of salazar impacted his life, thoughts and words from his years as a.
It is an overwhelmingly philosophical book but despite being a bit slow i found the prose of this book intoxicatingly beautiful. Last night i watched the fi1m, night train to lisbon with jeremy irons, based on the book by pascal mercier. Pascal merciers night train to lisbon words without borders. Prado is a serious thinker whose active mind becomes evident in a series of his notes collected and read by. That said, night train to lisbon is a very long, ambitious book thats. Raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. Fernando pessoa, the great portuguese writer, is on the shelf. He brings her to his classroom, but she soon disappears leaving her coat behind.
Raimund, a latin teacher from berne, has a comfortable but exceedingly boring life, something we can infer from irons first expression on the screen. Pascal merciers night train to lisbon words without. Gregorius reads one of these from the father, judge prado, to his son amadeu and from the son, doctor prado to his father. He brings her to one of his classes, where she accidentally leaves her coat. Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all those on whom prado left an indelible mark. It has been hailed by booksellers and critics, and embraced by readers. 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. Seeking the author, raimund encounters mystery instead. May 12, 2014 he brings her to his classroom, but she soon disappears leaving her coat behind. 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. I totally agree with what you all write about amadeu and the film. Night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. A huge international best seller, night train to lisbon was published in hardcover in january with a modest first printing. Night train to lisbon book burlington public library.
A huge international best seller, this ambitious novel plu. Amadeu prado, the main character is a man tormented and torn between his own. A random find at a secondhand bookstore solidifies this new fascination into something tangible. Jeremy irons and lena olin star in night train to lisbon. At the same time, it will rebuild your own life from another perspective. These are the words of a famous lisbon physician and poet in night train to lisbon. 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. It is an overwhelmingly philosophical book but despite being a bit slow i found. What are the parallels between raimundo gregorius and amadeu prado. He takes the night train to lisbon, and so the search begins. Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all.
He heavily criticized salazars dictature in his speech given upon graduating as a doctor. 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. Nov 16, 2015 last night i watched the fi1m, night train to lisbon with jeremy irons, based on the book by pascal mercier. 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 made and experienced similar thoughts then che. In his agitation, he drops his exercise books and is surprised to find her. As gregorius becomes fascinated with unlocking the mystery of who prado was, an extraordinary tale unfolds. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Join facebook to connect with amadeu prado and others you may know. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier fantastic fiction. Throwing in one life to look for another telegraph.
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