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The High Mountains of Portugal
Yann Martel
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Description for The High Mountains of Portugal
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Lost in Portugal. Lost to grief. With nothing but a chimpanzee. The extraordinary new novel from the author of Life of Pi. In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomas discovers an old journal. It hints at the location of an extraordinary artefact that - if it exists - would redefine history. Travelling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this treasure. Some thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist finds himself at the centre of a murder mystery. ... Read more
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Lost in Portugal. Lost to grief. With nothing but a chimpanzee. The extraordinary new novel from the author of Life of Pi. In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomas discovers an old journal. It hints at the location of an extraordinary artefact that - if it exists - would redefine history. Travelling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this treasure. Some thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist finds himself at the centre of a murder mystery. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782114710
SKU
KTJ8039239
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Yann Martel
Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963. After studying philosophy at university, he worked at odd jobs and travelled before turning to writing. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, which was translated into thirty-eight languages. Yann Martel lives in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Reviews for The High Mountains of Portugal
Replete with every bizarre and beautiful thing on earth . . . his many fans will delight
The Times
Moments of real wonder . . . glorious
Sunday Times
His best since Life of Pi . . . miraculous
Washington Post
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The Times
Moments of real wonder . . . glorious
Sunday Times
His best since Life of Pi . . . miraculous
Washington Post
[Martel's] ... Read more