Pensativities: Selected Essays

BY THE FINALIST FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
THE WINNER OF THE 2014 NEUSTADT PRIZE
AND THE WINNER OF THE 2013 CAMÕES PRIZE

"One of the greatest living writers in the Portuguese language."—Philip Graham, The Millions

"Subtle and elegant."— The Wall Street Journal

"At once deadpan and beguiling."— The Times Literary Supplement

"To understand what makes António 'Mia' Emílio Leite Couto special—even extraordinary—we have…