Fiction. Translated from the Italian by Nancy J. Peters. "Elaborately imagined...mini-catalog of great artists' dreams and the author's interpretation of the last three days in the life of Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa. Tabucchi's rich language and his magical-realist charm tinge the volume with a visionary glow."—Publishers Weekly
"A lovely little book that keeps ringing in your head long after you've finished it."—Kirkus
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Antonio Tabucchi is the author of Indian Nocturne, Pereira Declares, Little Misunderstandings of No Importance, Requiem: A Hallucination, The Edge of the Horizon, Fernando Pessoa (with Maria José Lancastre), Letter from Casablanca, and The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro. He edited the Italian edition of Fernando Pessoa's complete works and has translated the poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade.