"Why does Tabucchi stress the word declares? He suggests that, even though we don't recognize our little rituals, we are, in effect, declaring ourselves to Others !" - Irving Malin, Review of Contemporary Fiction."Growing apprehension, however, is assisted by something oblique and disjointed in the prose - the slight lag behind words and phrases experienced even in excellent translations." - Ophelia Field, The Observer.The novel is worth reading not simply because it is ingenious and moving, but because it links politics, commerce and good writing in a way that's rare in this country." - Lawrence Venuti, The New York Times Book Review In it Italians could examine their political consciences through an artful image of another country's past. " Pereira Declares is certainly a work in the high esthetic mode, a historical novel cast in delicately evocative prose and filled with witty references to the great figures of modern European literature.(.) Creagh's translation is, for the most part, fluid and unobtrusive though there are rare clumsy touches." - Leyla Sanai, The Independent Its economy, and the growing sense of foreboding, seize the reader's attention and leave palpable threats hanging. "The power of this slim book is inversely proportional to its size and modest, unassuming tone.
Pereira Declares (Declares Pereira Pereira Maintains) - Antonio Tabucchi
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