Fado
Fado

Author: Joaquim Pais de Brito

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 9788843548781

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The Piano Cemetery
The Piano Cemetery

Author: Jos ?Lus? Peixoto

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1408810093

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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.

A Child in Ruins
A Child in Ruins

Author: Jose Luis Peixoto

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-23

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9780981483696

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This book is a selection from the three books that I published so far. 'A Child in Ruins' is the title of the first of these books. A Crianca em Ruinas (A Child in Ruins), first published in 2001 A Casa, a Escuridao (The House, the Darkness), first published in 2002 Gaveta de Papeis (Drawer of Papers), first published in 2008 The selection of the poems was made by me with some suggestions by Hugo. 'A Child in Ruins' was awarded the Award of the Portuguese Society of Authors for the best poetry book of that year. 'Gaveta de Papeis' was awarded the Daniel Faria Award for poetry. This is the first time 'A Child in Ruins' has been translated into English."

The Implacable Order of Things
The Implacable Order of Things

Author: Jose Luis Peixoto

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2008-07-29

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0385526784

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Winner of the José Saramago Literary Award In an unnamed Portuguese village, against a backdrop of severe rural poverty, two generations of men and women struggle with love, violence, death, and—perhaps worst of all—the inescapability of fate. A pair of twins conjoined at the pinky, a 120-year-old wise man, a shepherd turned cuckold by a giant, and even the Devil himself make up the unforgettably oddball cast of The Implacable Order of Things. As these lost souls come together and drift apart, José Luís Peixoto masterfully reveals the absurd, heartbreaking, and ultimately bewitching aspects of human nature in a literary performance that heralds the arrival of an astoundingly gifted and poetic writer.

Antidote
Antidote

Author: Jose Luis Peixoto

Publisher:

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9780981483665

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