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Perlmanns silence is his second novel to be translated into english, following the bestselling night train to lisbon. Pascal mercier books list of books by author pascal mercier. Lea by pascal mercier at abbeys bookshop 9781848873414. From the author of the international bestseller night train to lisbon, a riveting novel about a fathers boundless love for his. Roman by pascal mercier book 3 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 19 worldcat member libraries.
Raimund gregorius teaches classical languages at a swiss lycee, and lives a life governed by routine. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Lea by pascal mercier meet your next favorite book. He is the author of numerous novels including the bestselling night train to lisbon and perlmanns silence. Lea opens when adrian herzog, a physician, meets martijn van vliet, director of a laboratory, in a cafe in saint remy. Pascal mercier, sean barrett, bolinda publishing pty ltd. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Publishers weekly nov 5, 2007 in swiss novelist merciers u. Night train to lisbon pascal mercier isbn 97818435476.
Now, in perlmanns silence, mercier delivers a deft psychological portrait of a man striving to get his life back on track in the wake of his beloved wifes death. 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. Join facebook to connect with pascale mercier and others you may know. Jan 20, 20 pascal mercier posted on january 20, 20 by wendymichallat dr pascal mercier, who died tragically in sheffield on friday 16 september 2011, was a distinguished scholar of french literature and a senior member of the french department at the university of sheffield. Shop amongst our popular books, including, night train to lisbon, lea and more from pascal mercier. Published in over fifteen countries, night train to lisbon was an international. Night train to lisbon ebook written by pascal mercier.
Oct 21, 2011 in the case of the widowed, unhappy and lonely dr philipp perlmann, a distinguished linguistics professor and the protagonist of pascal mercier s new novel, it is the breaking point that allows. Night train to lisbon was adapted into bille augusts awardwinning 20 film starring jeremy irons, lena olin, christopher lee, and charlotte rampling. Now, in perlmanns silence, mercier delivers a deft psychological portrait of a man striving to get his life. Desperate to hold on to lea, martijn is driven to commit an act that threatens to destroy both him and his daughter. Perlmanns silence is his second novel to be translated into english, following the bestselling night train to. More information about this seller contact this seller 22. Lea s allconsuming passion is matched by talent, and she becomes one of the finest players in the country but as her fame blossoms, her relationship with her father only withers. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. 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. Swiss writer pascal mercier, translated from german by shaun whiteside, uses pace and character to achieve similar ends. He is the author of perlmanns silence and night train to lisbon. Dr pascal mercier, who died tragically in sheffield on friday 16 september 2011, was a distinguished scholar of french literature and a senior member of the french department at the university of sheffield. As a writer, bieri uses the pseudonym pascal mercier, made up of the surnames of the two french philosophers blaise pascal and louissebastien mercier. Pascal mercier does all of this and more, masterfully, alertly, intelligently.
Pascal mercier is currently considered a single author. Martin halter, in frankfurter allgemeine zeitung, criticized bieris attempt to dress up the trite man from berne in a french philosophers lace jabot 5 as a pretentious mannerism. A novel by pascal mercier meet your next favorite book. He was awarded the marie luise kaschnitz prize, the grinzane cavour prize, and he received the lichtenberg medal. In the case of the widowed, unhappy and lonely dr philipp perlmann, a distinguished linguistics professor and the protagonist of pascal merciers new novel, it. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Lea is pascal merciers latest novel, a meditation on loss, intimacy, passion, family. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Nachttrein naar lissabon by pascal mercier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Oct 15, 2008 pascal mercier does all of this and more, masterfully, alertly, intelligently.
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