O homem que viveu duas vezes

Synopsis of O homem que viveu duas vezes

«O homem que viveu duas vezes» is the novel by Carlos Machado, published by Editorial Presença in paperback (289 pages, in Portuguese).

Set in the late 1940s in a remote village between Montalegre and the Gerês, the novel recounts the intense and platonic passion between Alcina, the village schoolteacher, and João Hermínio, a young man who dreams of making his fortune in Brazil. Twenty-five years later, fate has an unexpected narrative and romantic twist in store for them.

First novel by Carlos Machado, published in 2007; the cover bears the seal of the Prêmio Jabuti Artes da Editora 2006 and the work received the Prémio Literário Alves Redol.

For readers of literary novels with a love story, Portuguese rural setting and surprising endings.