Fülszöveg
v With a new introduction by
William Boyd
^^ 'In a time which celebrates fame, success, stupidity, convenience and noise, here is the perfect antidote' - ) John Lanchester, Daily Telegraph
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Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagines himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira the book-keeper, of all the other employees, the errand boy, the post boy, even the cat. But if he left them all tomorrow and discarded the suit of clothes he wears, what else would he do? Because he would have to do something.
And he would have to wear another suit.
'There is a distinguished mind at work beneath the dullness of clerking. The mind is that of Pessoa. We must be given
)the chance to learn more about him' Anthony Burgess, Observer
'The very book to read when you wake at 3 am and can't get back to sleep - mysteries, misgivings, fears and dreams and wonderment. Like nothing else' Philip Pullman
'A complete masterpiece, the sort of book one makes friends...
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Fülszöveg
v With a new introduction by
William Boyd
^^ 'In a time which celebrates fame, success, stupidity, convenience and noise, here is the perfect antidote' - ) John Lanchester, Daily Telegraph
V
Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagines himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira the book-keeper, of all the other employees, the errand boy, the post boy, even the cat. But if he left them all tomorrow and discarded the suit of clothes he wears, what else would he do? Because he would have to do something.
And he would have to wear another suit.
'There is a distinguished mind at work beneath the dullness of clerking. The mind is that of Pessoa. We must be given
)the chance to learn more about him' Anthony Burgess, Observer
'The very book to read when you wake at 3 am and can't get back to sleep - mysteries, misgivings, fears and dreams and wonderment. Like nothing else' Philip Pullman
'A complete masterpiece, the sort of book one makes friends with and cannot bear to be parted with' ^ AU i.^Mi.EY, Independent
• Edited by Maria José de Lancastre O) Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
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