Pereira Declares A Testimony

Download or read book Pereira Declares: A Testimony written by Antonio Tabucchi and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1997-06-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the most intriguing and appealing character studies in recent European fiction, and easily the best work of Tabucchi's to have appeared in English translation."—Kirkus Reviews Dr. Pereira is an aging, overweight journalist who has failed to notice the menacing cloud of fascism over Salazarist Portugal, until one day he meets an aspiring young writer and anti-fascist. Breaking out of his apolitical torpor, Pereira reluctantly rises to heroism.