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Pascal Mercier
was born in Bern, Switzerland,
in 1944. He studied philosophy in
London and Heidelberg and and is
now a Professor of Philosophy at the
Free University of Berlin. Nachtzug
nach Lissabon is his third novel.
He also writes philosophical texts,
which are published under his real
name, Peter Bieri.
‘an exceptionally gifted writer who also
happens to be a philosopher’ Die Welt
Previous works include:
Perlmanns Schweigen (Goldmann,
1995); Der Klavierstimmer
(Goldmann, 1998); Das Handwerk
der Freiheit (Carl Hanser Verlag,
2001, sold to Hungary, Italy,
Netherlands & Spain)
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Greece (Psychogios) & Portugal
(Don Quixote)
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