The High Mountains of Portugal

Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel

Author: Yann Martel

IN LISBON IN 1904 a man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artefact that – if he can find it – would redefine history. Travelling in one of Europe’s earliest automobiles, Tomás sets out in search of this strange treasure.Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie find….Read More

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