Night Train to Lisbon is a philosophical novel by Swiss writer Pascal Mercier. It recounts the travels of Swiss Classics instructor Raimund Gregorius as he explores the life of Amadeu de Prado, a Portuguese doctor, during António de Oliveira Salazar's right-wing dictatorship in Portugal. Prado is a serious thinker whose active mind becomes evident in a series of his notes collected and read by Gregorius. The book was originally published in German as Nachtzug nach Lissabon in 2004 and was first published in English in 2008. The novel became an international bestseller. Danish film director Bille August adapted the book into a 2013 film of the same name, starring Jeremy Irons as Raimund Gregorius.
Met veel plezier gelezen, zelfs begonnen met lezen in de nachttrein naar Lissabon. Ik denk dat ik het vooral interessant vond omdat ik in Portugal was. De personages zijn vaak vervelend en saai, net zoals de zogenaamde filosofieën. Maar tóch met veel plezier gelezen. Prima vakantieboek.
