Night train to Lisbon

Author's name: Pascal Marseih Publisher: Maskelyani Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2019 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: The novel tells the story of the revolution of the world (Raymond Mundus Gregorius), a man in his fifties working as a professor of ancient languages at Bern College in Switzerland, after he suddenly decides to leave his monotonous world behind and takes a night train to Lisbon, following the trail of words that inspired him read in a rare book he found by chance bearing a captivating title: "The Wordsmith." The rare book consists of a collection of essays, thoughts, and memories written by the Portuguese doctor and revolutionary (Amadeo de Prado), published after his death. These words ignited a dormant flame inside (Raymond) and pushed him on a journey of exploring past lives for mysterious but urgent reasons. (Night Train to Lisbon) is a philosophical work that raises various questions about the world, love, revolution against oppressors and injustice, family, friendship, loyalty, duty, decisions made freely or forced upon us in life, and the power of words to change the world.