Translated from the Portguese by Daniel Hahn
The extraordinary story of two generations in a Lisbon family of carpenters and of a father »s attempt to outrun his fate in the marathon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1908.
»A superb family saga »
The Times
»Almost unbearably moving »
Financial Times
The Lázaro family are carpenters who would rather be piano-makers. In the dusty back room of their carpentry shop in Lisbon is the »piano cemetery », filled with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing and rebuilding instruments all over the city.
It is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace, a dreaming place and, above all, a trysting place for lovers.
Peixoto weaves the tragic true story of the marathon-runner, Francisco Lázaro, into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes.
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