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Translated from the Portguese by Daniel HahnThe 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 TimesThe 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 [...] 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 HahnThe 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 TimesThe 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 [...] 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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 288 S.
ISBN-13: 9781408810095
ISBN-10: 1408810093
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Paperback
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: 196 x 129 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: José Luís Peixoto
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.08.2011
Gewicht: 0,202 kg
Artikel-ID: 133431634

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