The Books that Devoured my Father

Name: The Books that Devoured my Father
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ISBN: 9781912868322

By
- Afonso Cruz
Publisher
- YOUNG DEDALUS

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Series: 4 of 7
Language: English
Format
Category: Fiction

Vivaldo Bonfim was a bored book-keeper whose main escape from the tedium of his work was provided by novels. In the office, he tended to read rather than work, and, one day, became so immersed in a book that he got lost and disappeared completely. That, at least, is the version given to Vivaldo's son, Elias, by his grandmother. One day, Elias sets off, like a modern-day Telemachus, in search of the father he never knew. His journey takes him through the plots of many classic novels, replete with murders, all-consuming passions, wild beasts and other literary perils.

Translators: Margaret Jull Costa

Release date

Ebook: March 27, 2020

The Books that Devoured my Father

By
- Afonso Cruz
Publisher
- YOUNG DEDALUS

Series: 4 of 7
Language: English
Format
Category: Fiction

Vivaldo Bonfim was a bored book-keeper whose main escape from the tedium of his work was provided by novels. In the office, he tended to read rather than work, and, one day, became so immersed in a book that he got lost and disappeared completely. That, at least, is the version given to Vivaldo's son, Elias, by his grandmother. One day, Elias sets off, like a modern-day Telemachus, in search of the father he never knew. His journey takes him through the plots of many classic novels, replete with murders, all-consuming passions, wild beasts and other literary perils.

Translators: Margaret Jull Costa

Release date

Ebook: March 27, 2020