WW Norton & Co Land at the End of the World: A Novel

In the tradition of William Faulkner and Gabriel García Márquez, one of the twentieth centurys 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 Worldin an acclaimed translation by Margaret Jull Costarecounts 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 narrators 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. Autorid: António Lobo Antunes, Margaret Jull Costa