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In the 1930s, Kay Fischer is a modernist architect. When she is approached by a stranger claiming to be her father, she is uncertain how to react. But as he pursues her, she finds herself drawn to him and when he asks her to accompany him on a mysterious pilgrimage to Lisbon, she accepts.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and intimate.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- William Boyd
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 356
- Publisher
- Vintage International, Tandem Library, Vintage
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English, German, und
- ISBN
- 9780679432951
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William Boyd is a British novelist and screenwriter.
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