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Death of a Naturalist
'Between my finger and my thumb/ The squat pen rests; snug as a gun' - from "e;Digging"e;. With its lyrical and descriptive powers, "e;Death of a Naturalist"e; marked the auspicious debut of one of the century's finest poets.Night Train to Lisbon
Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycae, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman inspires him to question his lifeand leads him to an extraordinary book that will open the possibility of changing it. Inspired by the words of Amadeu de Prado, a doctor whose intelligence and magnetism left a mark on everyone who met him and whose principles led him into a confrontation with Salazar's dictatorship, Gergorius boards a train to Lisbon. As Gregorius becomes fascinated with unlocking the mystery of who Prado was, an extraordinary tale unfolds.