by Gonçalo M. Tavares · Editions Viviane Hamy · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782878589795
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«Une jeune fille perdue dans le siècle à la recherche de son père» is the novel by Gonçalo M. Tavares (Viviane Hamy, paperback, 248 pages).
Marius, a man fleeing an unknown danger, meets Hanna, a young woman searching for her father. She carries a box of typewritten cards for teaching people with mental disabilities, a detail that unsettles him. Together they embark on a modern odyssey full of questions about identity and the past.
Original title: «Uma Menina Está Perdida no Seu Século à Procura do Pai», originally published in 2014 and translated into French by Dominique Nédellec.
For readers of contemporary fiction and translated Portuguese narrative, interested in quest plots, suspense, and reflection on identity.
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.
