Publisher's Synopsis
Lisbon, 1938. In a Europe haunted by the ghost of totalitarianism, a journalist who has been dedicated to the news pages all his life is put in charge of the culture section of a mediocre newspaper. In need of a collaborator, he calls the young man Monteiro Rossi. The intense relationships that build between Monteiro, the elderly journalist and Monteiros girlfriend Marta result in a personal crisis, inner growth and a painful dose of conscience that profoundly change Pereiras life. A magisterial novel that gained unanimous critical acclaim, the most prestigious of awards and an enormous reader response.
