The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
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Lisbon. 1936. Ricardo Reis is a doctor, returning to his native Portugal from Brazil after 16 years away. But what kind of doctor is he? His companions include: the ghost of the poet Pessoa; a girl with a paralysed hand; and the hotel chambermaid, who slips into his bed at night.
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Very interesting, a very bleak book but I suppose the bleakness in a way reflects the state a country is in as it descends into war. Took me forever to read, but wonderfully written.
