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Nenhum Olhar (2010)

by José Luís Peixoto(Favorite Author)
3.66 of 5 Votes: 4
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Quetzal Editores
review 1: graphic in some ways, surreal in othersThe whole plot is literally going over my head. Everywhere people are either dying or waiting to die. Life is terrible and relationships are even worse. But in some places, the author makes such near-to-heart observations that he makes you pause. Deeply metaphorical from what I can fathom. But it needs a little more growing up to understand the deep riddles of life it contains.Take all your time to reach there, and then enjoy it.
review 2: Nenhum OlharUm livro intimista cujos temas principais são o sofrimento e a morte.José Luís Pacheco assume-se como mestre da narração de carácter fantástico.A história, dividida em dois livros. Duas gerações com vivências paralelas, marcadas pelo destino, que se repete sem remi
... moressão.Por toda a obra uma tremenda amargura. O leitor não pode deixar de sentir o olhar ou a sua ausência, deprimentemente avassaladora. less
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Mdoubleday100
I'm curious about the Alentejo, a rural region of Portugal where this book is set.
yla018
Not really my cup of tea. Don't read on the ninth floor with the window open. :)
artiste
Couldn't adjust to the prose.
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