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Book SynopsisLisbon has been an extraordinary city for well over a thousand years, rendering it a place of great historical and contemporary interest. The combination of cultural influences in Lisbon--Arabian, African, and European--and the city''s identity as a great seafaring stronghold, has granted it a unique and spirited legacy. Lisbon Tales reflects this legacy in its literary selections. From famous names to new voices, Lisbon Tales describes a city in continuous and vibrant change.
Trade ReviewA slice of Lisbon to form a tantalizing tart of tales. * Lonnie Weatherby, Library Journal *
Lisbon Tales is another excellent installment in this series of books, and they'd all make the perfect addition to the bookshelves of any armchair travellers you might know! * Karen Langley, Shiny New Books *
There are many fine inclusions here, with excellent stories by authors who will be largely unknown in the English-speaking world ... The rendering of the stories in English is fluent, appealing, and ... faithful to the original, with helpful explanatory footnotes added when required ... There is much to enjoy in this collection. * David Frier, Words Without Borders *
This panorama, proffered in elegant but natural English, is one of the main strengths of Lisbon Tales, leaving aside the intrinsic merits of the stories and crónicas themselves, and Hopkinson's translations are a welcome addition to the repertoire of Portuguese works available to English-speaking readers. * Patricia Anne Odber de Baubeta, Translation and Literature *
Table of ContentsPicture Credits General Introduction, Helen Constantine Introduction, Amanda Hopkinson 1. Alves & Co, Eça de Queiroz 2. A Clerical Afternoon, Fernando Pessoa 3. Lost Refuge, Soeiro Pereira Gomes 4. The Accident, José Rodrigues Miguéis 5. The Whistler, Mario Dionisio 6. The Fiancé, Augustina Bessa-Luis 7. Walking in Lisbon, José Saramago 8. Cais-do-Sodre Station, Orlanda Amarilis 9. Still Life with Head of Bream, Teolinda Gersão 10. Collectors, Mario de Carvalho 11. Metro Zoo, Hélia Correia 12. The Companions, Mauro Pinheiro 13. Kizombar, Kalaf Angelo 14. The Time When, Kalaf Angelo Notes on the Authors Further Reading Publishers Acknowledgements Map of Lisbon
