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Beschreibung

Translated from the Portguese by Daniel Hahn

The extraordinary story of two generations in a Lisbon family of carpenters and of a father's attempt to outrun his fate in the marathon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1908.


'A superb family saga' The Times
'Almost unbearably moving' Financial Times

The Lázaro family are carpenters who would rather be piano-makers. In the dusty back room of their carpentry shop in Lisbon is the 'piano cemetery', filled with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing and rebuilding instruments all over the city.

It is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace, a dreaming place and, above all, a trysting place for lovers. Peixoto weaves the tragic true story of the marathon-runner, Francisco Lázaro, into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes.

Translated from the Portguese by Daniel Hahn

The extraordinary story of two generations in a Lisbon family of carpenters and of a father's attempt to outrun his fate in the marathon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1908.


'A superb family saga' The Times
'Almost unbearably moving' Financial Times

The Lázaro family are carpenters who would rather be piano-makers. In the dusty back room of their carpentry shop in Lisbon is the 'piano cemetery', filled with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing and rebuilding instruments all over the city.

It is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace, a dreaming place and, above all, a trysting place for lovers. Peixoto weaves the tragic true story of the marathon-runner, Francisco Lázaro, into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes.

Über den Autor
José Luís Peixoto
Zusammenfassung
The Piano Cemetery is translated by Daniel Hahn, 2007 winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his translation of Rainy Season by José Eduardo Agualusa.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 288 S.
ISBN-13: 9781408810095
ISBN-10: 1408810093
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Peixoto, José Luís
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 197 x 129 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: José Luís Peixoto
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.08.2011
Gewicht: 0,203 kg
Artikel-ID: 133431634

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