Description
A Mournful Eulogy for the Lost and Unexplained.
António Lobo Antunes, one of Portugal’s greatest literary voices, crafts a surreal and dazzling masterpiece in An Explanation of the Birds. The novel centers on Rui S., a portly, discontented political historian whose life is crumbling around him—from the political chaos of post-revolutionary Lisbon to the imminent collapse of his two marriages and his own sanity.
Presented as a circus-like dream and a fragmented eulogy, this novel is a powerful example of dark literary fiction. It defies easy categorization, weaving together tragedy and dark comedy into a haunting narrative that will appeal to fans of Weird Fiction and those who appreciate sophisticated, psychologically intense literature. It is an essential work for readers seeking fiction that excavates the messy, traumatic corners of history and the human mind.
USED BOOK CONDITION: This specific copy is in Very Good.
- BOOK TITLE: An Explanation of the Birds
- AUTHOR: António Lobo Antunes
- ISBN-13: 978-0802134202
- PUBLISHER: Grove Press (Grove Paperback)
- PUB DATE & EDITION: September 20, 1995 – Paperback Edition
- PRINT LENGTH: 272 pages
- DIMENSIONS: 5.5″ x 8.25″
