In the tradition of William Faulkner and Gabriel García Márquez, one of the twentieth century’s most original literary voices offers "kaleidoscopic visions of a modern Portugal scarred by its Fascist past and its bloody colonial wars in Africa" (Paris Review). Hailed as a masterpiece of world literature, The Land at the End of the World—in an acclaimed translation by Margaret Jull Costa—recounts the anguished tale of a Portuguese medic haunted by memories of war. Like the Ancient Mariner who will tell his tale to anyone who listens, the narrator’s evening unfolds like a fever dream that is both tragic and haunting. The result is one of the great war novels of the modern age.
- ISBN10 0393342336
- ISBN13 9780393342338
- Publish Date 31 July 2012 (first published 24 June 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 February 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 226
- Language English