by Antonio Tabucchi · Circulo De Lectores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422667810
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«La cabeza perdida de Damasceno Monteiro» is the crime novel by Antonio Tabucchi, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (204 pages, in Spanish).
Lisbon journalist Firmino travels to Oporto to clarify the identity and death of a man found decapitated on the outskirts. His investigation leads to a web of police corruption, tabloid press and uncomfortable secrets. Tabucchi blends the suspense of crime fiction with a reflection on truth and justice.
The work, by Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi, was originally published in 1997; its original title is «La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro».
Recommended for readers of crime fiction and contemporary fiction who appreciate investigative stories with social criticism.
Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne. He was so charmed that when he returned to Italy, he took an introductory course in Portuguese for a better comprehension of the poet.
