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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Los dos hoteles Francfort Los dos hoteles Francfort David Leavitt "It is the summer of 1940, and Lisbon, Portugal, is the only neutral port left in Europe--a city filled with spies, crowned heads, and refugees of every nationality, tipping back absinthe to while aw… OL17081002W
A small death in Lisbon A small death in Lisbon Robert Wilson A Portuguese bank is founded on the back of Nazi wartime deals. Over half a century later a young girl is murdered in Lisbon. 1941. Klaus Felsen, SS, arrives in Lisbon and the strangest party in hist… OL17789448W
For Isabel For Isabel Antonio Tabucchi A metaphysical detective story about love and existence. When Tadeus sets out to find Isabel, his former love, he soon finds himself on a metaphysical journey across the world, one that calls into qu… OL19724197W
Nachtzug nach Lissabon Nachtzug nach Lissabon Pascal Mercier Former Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius boards the night train to Lisbon, carrying with him a book by Amadeu de Prado, with whose work he becomes obsessed, and journeys all over the city in search of … OL2254535W
Pereira maintains Pereira maintains Antonio Tabucchi In the sweltering summer of 1938 in Portugal, a country under the fascist shadow of Spain, a mysterious young man arrives at the doorstep of Dr Pereira. So begins an unlikely alliance that will resul… OL24291356W
The Lisbon Crossing The Lisbon Crossing Tom Gabbay Teeming with Nazis, spies, and ambiguous loyalties, the early days of World War II come alive with dark intrigue and heart-stopping action in this brilliant second tale from the author of the hit thr… OL5841525W