DW book expert David Levitz on ′Night Train to Lisbon′ by Pascal Mercier | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'Night Train to Lisbon' by Pascal Mercier

Can a book change your life? In Pascal Mercier's best seller "Night Train to Lisbon," Swiss teacher Raimund Gregorius reads a few lines that send him off on a quest — one that turns everything on its head.

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