by Gonçalo M. Tavares · Caminho · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722116206
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«A máquina de Joseph Walser» is the novel by Gonçalo M. Tavares, published by Editorial Caminho in hardcover (168 pages, in Portuguese).
Joseph Walser leads a life marked by strange routines: habitual humiliation at a factory, the care of an esoteric collection and, above all, the handling of a mysterious machine. When his city is occupied by an invading army, those routines collapse and Walser is caught between political intrigues, marital conflicts and a final, catastrophic encounter with his beloved machine.
Originally published in 2004, it is the second volume of Gonçalo M. Tavares's O Reino series, preceded by Jerusalém, winner of the Saramago Prize. In 2013 it was a candidate for the Best Translated Book Award.
For readers of contemporary Portuguese fiction and literary fiction who appreciate unsettling atmospheres and eccentric characters.
Gonçalo Manuel de Albuquerque Tavares, known professionally as Gonçalo M. Tavares, was born in August, 1970 in Luanda, Angola and is a Portuguese writer and professor of Theory of Science in Lisbon. He published his first work in 2001 and since then has been awarded several prizes. His books have been published in more than 30 countries and the book Jerusalém has been included in the European edition of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die.
