<div>The bestselling novel of love and sacrifice under fascist rule, and &ldquo;a treat for the mind. One of the best books I have read in a long time&rdquo; (Isabel Allende). Raimund Gregorius, a professor of dead languages at a Swiss secondary school, lives a life governed by routine. Then, an enigmatic Portuguese woman stirs his interest in an obscure, and mind-expanding book of philosophy that opens the possibility of changing Raimund&rsquo;s existence. That same night, he takes the train to Lisbon to research the book&rsquo;s phantom author, Amadeu de Prado, a renowned physician whose principles led him to confront Salazar&rsquo;s dictatorship. Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all those on whom Prado left an indelible mark. Among them: his eighty-year-old sister, who maintains her brother&rsquo;s house as if it were a museum; an elderly cleric and torture survivor confined to a nursing home; and Prado&rsquo;s childhood friend and eventual partner in the Resistance. The closer Raimund comes to the truth of Prado&rsquo;s life, and eventual fate, an extraordinary tale takes shape amid the labyrinthine memories of Prado&rsquo;s intimate circle of family and friends, working in utmost secrecy to fight dictatorship, and the betrayals that threaten to expose them. &ldquo;A meditative, deliberate exploration of loneliness, language and the human condition&rdquo; (The San Diego Union-Tribune), Night Train to Lisbon &ldquo;call[s] to mind the magical realism of Jorge Amado or Gabriel Garcia Marquez . . . allusive and thought-provoking, intellectually curious and yet heartbreakingly jaded,&rdquo; and inexorably propelled by the haunting mystery at its heart (The Providence Journal). Night Train to Lisbon was adapted into Bille August&rsquo;s award-winning 2013 film starring Jeremy Irons, Lena Olin, Christopher Lee, and Charlotte Rampling.</div>

Night Train to Lisbon

<div>From the author of Night Train to Lisbon: a father&rsquo;s story about his daughter unravels &ldquo;[a] tale of grief, fraud, guilt and madness . . . Revelatory&rdquo; (The New York Times Book Review). Pascal Mercier&rsquo;s international bestseller Night Train to Lisbon mesmerized readers around the world, and was adapted into a film starring Jeremy Irons. Now, in Lea, Mercier returns with a mysterious tale of a father&rsquo;s love and a daughter&rsquo;s ambition in the wake of devastating tragedy. It starts with the death of Martijn van Vliet&rsquo;s wife. Grief-stricken, his young daughter Lea retreats into the darkness of mourning. Then she hears the unfamiliar sound of a violin being played in the hall of a train station, and she is brought back to life&mdash;vowing to learn the instrument. Martijn, witnessing this delicate spark, promises to do everything in his power to keep her happy. But as Lea blossoms into a musical prodigy, her relationship with her father starts to disintegrate. Desperate to hold on to her, Martijn is pushed to commit an act that threatens to destroy them both. A revelatory portrait of artistic genius and madness, Lea delves into the damaging power of jealousy as well as the poignant ways we strive to understand our families and ourselves. A New York Times Book Review Paperback Row Selection</div>

<div>An academic finds himself contemplating the unthinkable in a “tour de force” psychological thriller by the philosopher and author of Night Train to Lisbon (De Volkskrant, Netherlands). Pascal Mercier’s critically acclaimed debut novel, Night Train to Lisbon, became an international bestseller and the basis for a film starring Jeremy Irons. Now, in Perlmann’s Silence, Mercier delivers a deft psychological portrait of a man striving to get his life back on track in the wake of his beloved wife’s death. Philipp Perlmann, prominent linguist and speaker at a gathering of international academics in a seaside town near Genoa, is struggling to maintain his grip on reality. Derailed by grief and no longer confident of his professional standing, writing his keynote address seems like an insurmountable task. Terrified of failure, he decides to plagiarize the work of Leskov, a Russian colleague, and breathes a sigh of relief once the text has been submitted. But when Leskov’s imminent arrival is announced, Perlmann’s mounting desperation leads him to contemplate drastic measures. A captivating portrait of a slowly unraveling mind, Perlmann’s Silence is a brilliant meditation on the complex interplay between language, memory, and the depths of the human psyche.</div>

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