His critically acclaimed novels and short story collections include Little Misunderstandings of No Importance, Requiem: A Hallucination and Pereira Maintains, which won the Premio Campiello, Premio Viareggio and the Aristeion Prize amongst others.
Biography: Antonio Tabucchi (Author) Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa, Italy in 1943.'A stunningly good novel, and it goes on getting better in one's head after one has stopped reading it - it works as an experience - something that has happened to one, which is of course the proof of great writing' Diana Athill Tabucchi's celebrated masterpiece is an ode to courage and solidarity in the face of political oppression. A man who once shied away from criticizing Portugal's authoritarian regime finds himself unable to stay quiet any longer, resulting in his political awakening and a devastating act of rebellion. One day, the young and charismatic Monteiro Rossi enters his life, changing everything. Consumed by the passing of his wife and the child he never had, Pereira lives a quiet and lonely existence. In the sweltering summer of 1938, with Lisbon in the grip of Portugal's dictatorship of Antonio Salazar, a journalist is coming to terms with the rise of fascism around him and its insidious impact on his work. It's the most impressive novel I've read for years, and one of the very few that feels truly necessary' - Philip Pullman It's so clear, in fact, that you can see a very long way down, into the heart of a flawed but valiant human being, into the sickness of a nation, into the depths of political evil. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo 'Subtle, skillful, and clear.
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