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Night Train to Lisbon (Paperback)

by Pascal Mercier (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books (1 Feb 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843547139
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843547136
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,111 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"* 'One reads this book almost breathlessly, can hardly put it down... A handbook for the soul, mind and heart.' Die Zeit (Germany) 'If you liked Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind, you'll love international bestseller, Night Train to Lisbon.' Image 'Night Train to Lisbon is a novel of ideas that reads like a thriller: an unsentimental journey that seems to transcend time and space. Every character, every scene, is evoked with an incomparable economy and a tragic nobility redolent of the mysterious hero, whom we only ever encounter through the eyes of others... Pascal Mercier now takes his rightful place among our finest European novelists.' Daniel Johnson, Sunday Telegraph 'A meditative novel that builds uncanny power...Night Train to Lisbon maintains a remarkable immediacy that makes for a rare reading pleasure.' Joseph Olshan, San Francisco Chronicle"

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'If you liked carlos Ruiz Zafron's The Shadow of the Wind you'll love the international bestseller, Night Train to Lisbon.'
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars when a book's already sold 2M surely you can afford a decent translator?, 3 Aug 2008
By E. A. Duns (devon UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Train to Lisbon (Paperback)
If Pascal Mercier ever had to read his book in 'English' HE'D be giving Atlantic a piece of his formidable mind. Ugly words like 'gotten' may be the norm in the USA but don't belong in a work like this, and like the other reviewers I feel that this poor translation does not do the book justice. And just when you're getting excited by one of the brilliantly thought-provoking passages, along comes another teeth-gnashing typo to take the edge off.
Having got that off my chest, I have to say that this book rises above the translator's poor endeavour, and if you're patient and prepared to 'read between the errors' provides a great deal of food for thought. It's certainly made me ask some pertinent questions of my own life.
Lucky German readers will have had a pretty amazing experience.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Terrific but for the translation blues, 30 July 2008
By Rebsarooley (Lancashire UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Night Train to Lisbon (Paperback)
Gaia is absolutely right. I'm pretty sure this is a terrific book, and my impression is that it is quite poetically written. The translation, though, is lumpy and seems to rob the prose of the lyricism I'm sure is there. The typos and proof reading errors are just unforgivable, and again make the reading hard and annoying going (a simple spell check test would have picked up some of the many words which run together). If it weren't for the intriguing nature of the story, I'd say don't buy this at all until the publisher has sorted out the basics above.
However, if this is the only translation / version available to you, then persevere. The founding premise is beguiling: middle aged man has surprising experience and walks away from his comfortable life... and catches a train to pursue the thoughts of a troubled, enchanting, and long dead soul. He's not an absconder in the Stonehouse sense, so don't come to this looking for adventure. Come prepared to be provoked into thinking, sometimes slightly spooked and annoyed, and to remember that it wasn't so long ago that Portugal was not the holiday haven it is today.
Just don't buy it if rotten line-editing and makes you mad... you'll be frothing!
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Night Train to Lisbon, 26 May 2008
By Gaia (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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I wish I could read German - the language in which this book was originally written! An interesting story which I will reread some day - I had to rush it a bit as was under time-pressure to pass it on to someone else.
However, it must be said that it was pretty hard going because of the mediocre quality of the translation (requiring a re-reading of a number of sentences and passages in order to [try to] extract the true meaning) and the not inconsiderable number of typos and punctuation errors.
Given the importance of words/use of language as a central theme of the story, I really do wonder just how much was lost in this translation!
In a nutshell, not an easy read - you will need to invest some time to get the most out of it. However, do persevere - it is definitely time well spent as the plot and setting are quite intriguing!
What a shame that the publisher didn't pay more attention to details such as these - they are so very basic and potentially easily remedied.
Sort out these problems and I would give it five stars! Somehow, I think enrolling at the Goethe Institute might be the answer!
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