Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa in 1943. After traveling widely and living in India and Portugal, he settled in his native Tuscany, where he presently holds the chair of Literature at the University of Siena. The foremost Italian champion of Portuguese literature and the translator of Fernando Pessoa, Tabucchi is also the author of a considerable oeuvre which is published in many languages. He is the winner of the Italian PEN Prize for Requiem (ND, 1994) and the Aristeion European Literature P
Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa in 1943. After traveling widely and living in India and Portugal, he settled in his native Tuscany, where he presently holds the chair of Literature at the University of Siena. The foremost Italian champion of Portuguese literature and the translator of Fernando Pessoa, Tabucchi is also the author of a considerable oeuvre which is published in many languages. He is the winner of the Italian PEN Prize for Requiem (ND, 1994) and the Aristeion European Literature P See less
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Pereira Maintains
Great novel
by Janice, Apr 25, 2015
Well worth a read - insightful, funny in parts - and tragic too. An extremely well told story of life in Portugal during Franco's dictatorship in Spain, and the effects of fascism in this part of ... Read More
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Indian Nocturne
Finale in Goa
by DLRS, Jul 31, 2014
Translated from the original in Italian, this novella is a superb read and should appeal especially to those who have been to India, though the Western perspective in the narrative is transparent. ... Read More