Declares Pereira: A True Account.

London, UK The Harvill Press, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), unstated in accordance with The Harvill Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1995), unstated in accordance with The Harvill Press's customary practice at the time of publication.Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of very light use: shows only mild shelving wear at the bottom edge of the boards; a former owner's short gift inscription at the front free endpaper; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor flaws. Corners sharp. Not far from "As New". The DJ shows just a tick of wear to thre rear corner tips; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. Bright and clean. Attractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.75 x 0.8 inches). 136 pages. Translated by Patrick Creagh. Language: English. Weight: 12 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Antonio Tabucchi (1943 – 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy.Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. His books and essays have been translated in 18 countries. Together with his wife, María José de Lancastre, he translated many works by Pessoa into Italian and has written a book of essays and a comedy about the writer. Tabucchi was awarded the French prize "Médicis étranger", the Premio Campiello, and the Aristeion Prize for this novel, "Sostiene Pereira". In later life he was mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.