John leonard,harpers magazine celebrates the beauty and allure of language. Night train to lisbon is a sensuous tale of the pursuit of love and passion against all odds, set in the 1930s when the world was on the brink of war and suspicion of loyalty, motivation, and intent to both country and lover was at flood tide. This book may be historical fiction because it does take place on the brink of war however it is more about love and suspicion rather than about history. Essentially it is the story of an academic raimund gregorius who, on a whim, gives up his lecturing post in bern and takes the train to lisbon. It is an introspective, self examining, philosophical soul searching journal. Swiss professor raimund gregorius jeremy irons abandons his lectures and buttoneddown life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself. No time for the night train sorry had to give up, after a grinding eight chapters i finally gave in. The idea of the story was great but it just never got anywhere and was so slow it became boring. Night train to lisbon tells the story of mildmannered, middleaged classics scholar raimund gregorius. Lisbon coimbra valladolid burgos san sebastian irun hendaye. Night train to lisbon audiobook free night train to. Night train to lisbon by emily grayson nook book ebook. Night train to lisbon is a journey of introspection and self awareness.
Oscar winner jeremy irons stars in this intriguing drama based on pascal merciers bestselling novel. Raimund gregorius, having saved a beautiful portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. A novel by mercier, pascal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Carson weatherell is a privileged young american woman traveling in europe in 1936, courtesy of her aunt and uncle who live abroad and have. Standing on the station platform on the trail of the beautiful stranger, who is nowhere to be seen, the tweedy professor decides, on a crazy. This literary work has been adapted for the screen by bille august jerusalem, les miserables, and a song for martin who is a master in this genre. At times night train to lisbon can feel somewhat generic and cliched, but is saved, predominantly, thanks to the credentials of this remarkable, international cast. A novel mercier, pascal, harshav, barbara on amazon. Gregorius becomes obsessed by what he reads and restlessly struggles to comprehend the life of the author. An engrossing book that absorbs the reader into the world of its narrator, raimund gregorius, and the life, times and thoughts of its main character amadeu prado. Every character, every scene, is evoked with an incomparable economy and a tragic nobility redolent of the mysterious hero. Download night train to lisbon is a sensuous tale of the pursuit of love and passion against all odds, set in the 1930s when the world was on the brink of war and suspicion of loyalty, motivation, and intent to both country and lover was at flood tide. Night train to lisbon kindle edition by lheureux, john.
Night train to lisbon is a novel of ideas that reads like a thriller. En route to lisbon, raimund reads the book and becomes equally obsessed with finding all he can about the author due to the touching philosophies of life contained in the book, such philosophies which raimund always contemplates, and how the book andor. Night train to lisbon is a book about two men, gregorius and prado, one of whom can only speak to the other through the written word his books and letters for he has been in the ground for thirty years. Night train to lisbon is a handsomely crafted, wellacted love story. Night train to lisbon is a sensuous tale of the pursuit of love and passion against all odds, set in the 1930s when the world was on the brink of war and suspicion of loyalty, motivation, and intent to both country and lover was at flood tide carson weatherell is a privileged young american woman traveling in europe in 1936, courtesy of her aunt and uncle who live abroad and have. Oct 15, 2008 but what night train to lisbon really suggests is roads to freedom, jeanpaul sartres breathless trilogy about identitymaking. Theres an excellent overnight sleeper train called the trainhotel lusitania leaving lisbon santa apolonia for lisbon city centre every night at 21. With jeremy irons, melanie laurent, jack huston, martina gedeck.
A major hit in germany that spent 140 weeks on the bestseller list and went on to become one of europes biggest literary blockbusters in the last five years, night train to lisbon now introduces to the englishlanguage world the critically acclaimed swiss author pascal mercier. The performance could have been better, the voice is quite soft when some characters speak. Carson weatherell is a privileged young american woman traveling in europe in 1936, courtesy of her aunt and uncle who live. Night train to lisbon ebook written by pascal mercier. Free download or read online night train to lisbon pdf epub book. The lusitania line runs daily between madrid and lisbon and takes. I have no idea how long it took him to write the book, but it took a lifetime of training to prepare him to write it. Confused and doubtful, raimund rushes to the station, but the woman is nowhere in sight. Night train to lisbon is a 20 internationally coproduced englishlanguage drama film directed by bille august and starring jeremy irons. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This might be more suited to a sunday afternoon tv slot, but i have a soft spot for. There is also a ticket for the night train to lisbon. A novel by pascal mercier 2008, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier, 97818435476, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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There are no other books by this author on our site. Inside it is a book by a portuguese doctor which contains a train ticket. 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. There are cheap advancepurchase fares if you book in advance and the necessary seat reservation included. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by pascal mercier. Night train to lisbon is a philosophical novel by swiss writer pascal mercier. The trenhotel international night train is known for its great luxury and connects spain with portugal and france. One day, a chance encounter with a portuguese woman inspires him to question his lifeand leads him to an extraordinary book that will open the possibility of. Feb 01, 2009 night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. 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. Night train to lisbon kindle edition by lheureux, john, harshav, barbara. Night train to lisbon ebook by pascal mercier 9781555849238.
Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all those on whom prado left an indelible mark. At the last moment he decides to use the ticket himself, and during the journey he reads the book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading night train to lisbon. The author eases the reader into a thought provoking book on. When, one afternoon, he walks out of his class while. Jan 01, 2008 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. The main characters of this fiction, philosophy story are raimund gregorius. Carson weatherell is a privileged young american woman traveling in europe in 1936, courtesy of her aunt and uncle who live abroad and have kindly offered to show her the sights.
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Pascal merciers night train to lisbon words without borders. He packs his bag and takes a night train to lisbon. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 496 pages and is available in hardcover format. As he leafs through it, a train ticket to lisbon, portugal falls out. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry. Night train to lisbon pascal mercier was born in 1944 in bern, switzerland, and currently lives in berlin where he is a professor of philosophy. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier, 97818435476, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Night train to lisbon kindle edition by mercier, pascal, harshav. Yet the power of his words, this voice from the past which speaks to the other so directly and personally that it causes him to. John leonard, harpers magazine celebrates the beauty and allure of language. Dec 03, 20 raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. One reads this book almost breathlessly, can hardly put it down.