Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Jeremy irons plays raimond gregorius, the philosophy teacher who abandons his class right in the middle of a marcus aurelius lecture to follow this book and chase that anonymous, lost. Night train to lisbon film pascal mercier knihy dobrovsky. A major hit in germany that spent 140 weeks on the bestseller list and went on to become one of europes biggest literary blockbusters in the last five years, night train to lisbon now introduces to the englishlanguage world the critically acclaimed swiss author pascal mercier. Funloving download night train to lisbon ebook pdf free. It recounts the travels of swiss classics instructor raimund gregorius as he.
Dec 05, 20 thus begins night train to lisbon, an old fashioned romantic mystery that benefits from a wizened, muchhonored cast and a stillexotic setting. Hledate night train to lisbon film od pascal mercier. Night train to lisbon pascal mercier compra livros na fnac. Night train to lisbon tells the story of mildmannered, middleaged classics scholar raimund gregorius. He buys a book she was carrying written by a doctor in lisbon. Night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a fiftysevenyearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. Night train to lisbon is based on the wellrespected pascal mercier novel of the same name. Jan 01, 2008 an elegant meditative book teaches a painfully ironic life lesson in germanswiss author merciers searching 2004 novel, a critically acclaimed international bestseller being published in the united states for the first time. Trains from lisbon train times, fares, online tickets. A huge international best seller, this ambitious novel plu. A huge international bestseller spanning europe and the twentieth century, this ambitious novel plumbs the depths of our shared humanity to offer up a breathtaking insight into. Aug 25, 2012 in night train to lisbon, pascal mercier has written originally, in german the kind of novel i like to read. At times night train to lisbon can feel somewhat generic and cliched, but is saved, predominantly, thanks to the credentials of this remarkable, international cast. Theres an excellent overnight sleeper train called the trainhotel lusitania leaving lisbon santa apolonia for lisbon city centre every night at 21.
This might be more suited to a sunday afternoon tv slot, but i have a soft spot for. A novel mercier, pascal, harshav, barbara on amazon. One of the best books i have read in a long time isabel allende. Night train to lisbon by emily grayson nook book ebook. Swiss professor raimund gregorius jeremy irons abandons his. Nov 30, 20 when a chance encounter with an enigmatic woman leads him to a book that inspires him to question his life, raimund gregorius discovers that life can change. John leonard,harpers magazine celebrates the beauty and allure of language. Night train to lisbon by pascal mercier librarything. 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. Praise for night train to lisbon one of the most thoughtful and entertaining novels to come out of europe in a decade. Night train to lisbon is a 20 internationally coproduced englishlanguage drama film directed by bille august and. Raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. Night train to lisbon is a sensuous tale of the pursuit of love and passion against all odds, set in the 1930s when the world was on the brink of war and suspicion of loyalty, motivation, and intent to both country and lover was at flood tide. When a chance encounter with an enigmatic woman leads him to a book that inspires him to question his life, raimund gregorius discovers that life can change.
Based on the 2004 novel night train to lisbon by pascal mercier and written by greg latter and ulrich herrmann, the film is about a swiss teacher who saves the life of a woman and then abandons his teaching career and reserved life to embark on a thrilling. Dec 03, 20 raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. One reads this book almost breathlessly, can hardly put it down. How to get from lisbon to gibraltar by bus, night train. Nov 16, 2015 last night i watched the fi1m, night train to lisbon with jeremy irons, based on the book by pascal mercier. Night train to lisbon pascal mercier knihy dobrovsky. This book, these words, this mysterious writer cause gregorius to embark upon a search for prado the man, a search which takes him from his quiet life in bern via a night train to lisbon. 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. Inside it is a book by a portuguese doctor which contains a train ticket. Gregorius becomes obsessed by what he reads and restlessly struggles to comprehend the life of the author. Night train to lisbon keeps 111 minutes of that time unshaped with a. Ena sendijarevics take me somewhere nice doesnt take us. Night train to lisbon 20 plot summary 5 swiss professor raimund gregorius jeremy irons abandons his lectures and buttoneddown life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself. Night train to lisbon is a philosophical novel by swiss writer pascal mercier.
With the book as his talisman, mundus finds himself boarding the night train to lisbon. His object of pursuit shifts from the young woman to the author of the book. Swiss professor raimund gregorius jeremy irons abandons his lectures and buttoneddown life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself. There are 7 ways to get from lisbon to gibraltar by bus, night train, train, car, plane or car ferry. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket. Night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. Roger albert pascal mercier, a pseudonym for swiss novelist and philosopher peter bieri, published night train to lisbon in 2004. Essentially it is the story of an academic raimund gregorius who, on a whim, gives up his lecturing post in bern and takes the train to lisbon. Pascal merciers haunting novel of the paths not taken, the choices not made, the lives not lived, night train to lisbon has captured the. Raimund, now obsessed with unlocking the mystery behind the man, is determined to meet all those on whom prado left an indelible mark. An engrossing book that absorbs the reader into the world of its narrator, raimund gregorius, and the life, times. Night train to lisbon, a beautiful book with so many great quotes. I have no idea how long it took him to write the book, but it took a lifetime of training to prepare him to write it. In a world filled with bad novels, really bad novels, and experimental neononpostnovels, its a treat to find a good, oldfashioned literate novel, one with layers of thought expressed in clear but evocative prose.
It is an introspective, self examining, philosophical soul searching journal. As gregorius becomes fascinated with unlocking the mystery of who prado was, an extraordinary tale unfolds. With jeremy irons, melanie laurent, jack huston, martina gedeck. Feb 01, 2009 night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe.