Gradually, a picture of an extraordinary man emerges. Last night i watched the fi1m, night train to lisbon with jeremy irons, based on the book by pascal mercier. Jeremy irons plays raimond gregorius, the philosophy teacher who abandons his class right in the middle of a marcus aurelius lecture to follow this book and chase that anonymous, lost. And has a paneuropean cast of some note jeremy irons, jack huston, bruno ganz, charlotte rampling, melanie laurent, martina gedeck, lena olin, tom courtenay, august diehl and christopher. The sister has six of the books and, wondering what happened to the rest, is delighted to find. Dec 03, 20 raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. Night train to memphis by peters, elizabeth and a great selection of related books.
It is stamped with the address of the bookstore, so he goes there. Lisbon is the ideal autumn weekend city break destination for uk holidaymakers. It is the only book i have ever read which i have begun to read a second time immediately after the first to savour more slowly the fascination of the story, the extraordinary use of language, and the characters. It is the only book i have ever read which i have begun to read a. All he finds is a small book, a memoir of sorts, by amadeu do prado. As the title implies, with its connotations of romance and wartime intrigue, this is an imaginary portugal, where no one speaks portuguese. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier librarything. Prompted by seeing the film of he same title which bends the story quite a lot i bought the book. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier, barbara harshav. Carson weatherell is a privileged young american woman traveling in europe in 1936, courtesy of. A huge international bestseller, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide, night train to lisbon is an utterly compelling novel about one mans escape from a. 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 changing it. In between his rounds at a local factory, at first uncertain he can.
Feb 28, 20 follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. He gets his last name from the muskrat, the lowly, hardworking, waterloving rodent, and thomas is a hard worker himself. It recounts the travels of swiss classics instructor raimund gregorius as he. We speak about the book that changed our life, the encounter that sent us down a path, the person who turned us around. 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. With jeremy irons, melanie laurent, jack huston, martina gedeck.
Night train to lisbon centres on a high school classics teacher from berne who has spent almost his entire life first as a pupil, then as a teacher at the same school in berne. Feb 01, 2009 night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. Night train to lisbon kindle edition by mercier, pascal, harshav. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. One day, a chance encounter with a portuguese woman inspires him to question his life and leads him to an extraordinary book that will open the possibility of changing it. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier fantastic fiction. Pascal merciers night train to lisbon words without borders. Night train to lisbon is based on the wellrespected pascal mercier novel of the same name. It is an introspective, self examining, philosophical soul searching journal. He gets his last name from the muskrat, the lowly, hardworking, waterloving rodent, and thomas is a. The city is less than a three hour flight from london and tap portugal, easyjet, ba and ryanair.
Pdf night train to lisbon book by pascal mercier free. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 496 pages and is available in hardcover format. Pascal merciers haunting novel of the paths not taken, the choices not made, the lives not lived, night train to. When, one afternoon, he walks out of his class while.
With the book as his talisman, raimund boards the night train to lisbon on a journey to find out more about prado, whose words haunt and compel him. Night train to lisbon meet your next favorite book. Jeremy irons in night train to lisbon 20 jeremy irons, martina gedeck, melanie laurent, and. Night train to lisbon book san francisco public library.
This might be more suited to a sunday afternoon tv slot, but i have a soft spot for. After the woman disappears, she leaves behind her coat, and with it, an enigmatic book containing a train ticket. Prompted by seeing the film of he same title which bends the story quite a. Gregorius becomes obsessed by what he reads and restlessly struggles to comprehend the life of the author. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by pascal mercier. His object of pursuit shifts from the young woman to the author of the book. Raimund gregorius is a legendary and nearinfallible figure in that small world, dedicated entirely to his work, interested only in his greek and latin and hebrew. Only when you are lost can you truly find yourself. He packs his bag and takes a night train to lisbon.
Prado is a serious thinker whose active mind becomes evident in a series of his notes collected and read by. 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. Erdrichs grandfather is the inspiration for her novels protagonist, thomas wazhushk, the night watchman of the title. The dictatorship of salazar impacted his life, thoughts and words from his years as a. Night train to lisbon is released in uk cinemas on friday 24 th october.
Night train to lisbon tells the story of mildmannered, middleaged classics scholar raimund gregorius. Night train to lisbon is a philosophical novel by swiss writer pascal mercier. That same night, he takes the train to lisbon to research the books phantom. Nachtzug nach lissabon night train to lisbon, pascal mercier the book was originally published in german in 2004, and was first published in english in 2008. Oct 15, 2008 it is introspective with long philosophical passages on life and its meaning from the main character. Nov 30, 20 when a chance encounter with an enigmatic woman leads him to a book that inspires him to question his life, raimund gregorius discovers that life can change. 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. 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. Carson weatherell is a privileged young american woman traveling in europe in 1936, courtesy of her aunt and uncle who live ab.
A small interest grows to an overpowering obsession to find answers about the doctor, himself and life. In his novel, pascal mercier takes the reader on a journey into the soul. The bookseller remembers the girl purchasing this obscure book. Raimund gregorius teaches classical languages at a swiss lycee, and lives a life governed by routine. Night train to lisbon by mercier, pascal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Night train to memphis by peters, elizabeth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Night train to lisbon is a 20 internationally coproduced englishlanguage drama film directed by bille august and starring jeremy irons.
A novel mercier, pascal, harshav, barbara on amazon. I would only recommend it to someone who enjoyed a book with more thought than action. A title like night train to lisbon might conjure up romantic visions of suspense, espionage, danger and intrigue along the lines of patricia highsmiths strangers on a train, graham greenes stamboul train, agatha christies murder on the orient express and other titles that have cemented the lure of trains in the literary imagination. 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. The main characters of this fiction, philosophy story are raimund gregorius. It is the only book i have ever read which i have begun to read a second time immediately after the first to. A night train to lisbon parallels the book written by the doctor as gregorious reads it as he explores lisbon in search of the man behind the book. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier book cover, description, publication history. A huge international bestseller, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide, night train to lisbon is an utterly compelling novel about one mans escape from a humdrum life in search of passion and spontaneity. Night train to lisbon unabridged night train to lisbon unabridged audiobook, by pascal mercier. The art of life and authenticity are important themes in his works. It doesnt fulfil the promise of the title night train to lisbon. As he leafs through it, a train ticket to lisbon, portugal falls out.
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