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The Land at the End of the World: A Novel (1983)

by António Lobo Antunes

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In the tradition of William Faulkner and Gabriel García Márquez, one of the twentieth century's most original literary voices offers "kaleidoscopic visions of a modern Portugal scarred by its Fascist past and its bloody colonial wars in Africa" (Paris Review). Hailed as a masterpiece of world literature, The Land at the End of the World--in an acclaimed translation by Margaret Jull Costa--recounts the anguished tale of a Portuguese medic haunted by memories of war. Like the Ancient Mariner who will tell his tale to anyone who listens, the narrator's evening unfolds like a fever dream that is both tragic and haunting. The result is one of the great war novels of the modern age.… (more)

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869.3Literature › Spanish and Portuguese › Portuguese › Portuguese fiction

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PQ9263.N77Language and Literature › French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures › Portuguese literature › Individual authors, 1961-2000

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