7 best-selling fiction books like A Escola do Paraíso by José Rodrigues Miguéis

Cover of A Escola do Paraíso by José Rodrigues Miguéis

A Escola do Paraíso

By: José Rodrigues Miguéis

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

José Rodrigues Miguéis recorda a sua primeira infância num dos melhores romances portugueses. A cid…

If you liked the fiction plot in A Escola do Paraíso by José Rodrigues Miguéis , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The History of the Siege of Lisbon by José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero

1. The History of the Siege of Lisbon

By: José Saramago , Giovanni Pontiero

3.83

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

"If proofreaders were given their freedom and did not have their hands and feet tied by a mass of p… read more

Similar categories in José Saramago's The History of the Siege of Lisbon book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • romance
  • fiction
"Não vim de tão longe para morrer diante dos muros de Lisboa"

-José Saramago, The History of the Siege of Lisbon

"As palavras, senhor, estão por aí, no ar, qualquer as pode aprender."

-José Saramago, The History of the Siege of Lisbon

"Every novel is like this, desperation, a frustrated attempt to save something of the past. Except that it still has not been established whether it is the novel that prevents man from forgetting hims…"

-José Saramago, The History of the Siege of Lisbon

"Certaines relations harmonieuses se créent et durent grâce à un système complexe de menues contre-vérités, de renoncements, une espèce de ballet complice d'attitudes et de postures qui peut se résume…"

-José Saramago, The History of the Siege of Lisbon

Cover of Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3) by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein

2. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3)

By: Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein

3.84

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's … read more

Similar categories in Elena Ferrante's Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3) book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • fiction
Cover of The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

3. The Sound and the Fury

By: William Faulkner

3.86

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

The tragedy of the Compson family features some of the most memorable characters in literature: bea… read more

Similar categories in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • fiction
  • 20th century
"I say money has no value; it's just the way you spend it."

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

"with that sort of gigantic delicacy of an elephant picking up a peanut."

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

"Caddy put her arms around me, and her shining veil, and I couldn't smell trees anymore and I began to cry."

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

"A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune"

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

Cover of Shuggie Bain by Douglas   Stuart

4. Shuggie Bain

By: Douglas Stuart

4.31

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who sp… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • fiction
"Rain was a natural state of Glasgow. It kept the grass green and the people pale and bronchial."

-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain

"Opposite the gates was a low concrete building. Dozens of men were spilling out of its windowless structure and stood in dark clumps on the Pit Road. At first it looked like they were leaving chapel,…"

-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain

Cover of Carcoma by Layla Martínez

5. Carcoma

By: Layla Martínez

4.17

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Todas las casas guardan la historia de quienes las han habitado. Las paredes de esta casa perdida e… read more

Similar categories in Layla Martínez's Carcoma book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • fiction
"Solo había tenido un hombre, pero ya había sido suficiente. Cuando una está sola y es pobre no puede permitirse aprender la misma lección dos veces, esto también lo sabemos bien en esta casa."

-Layla Martínez, Carcoma

Cover of Tanta Gente, Mariana / As Palavras Poupadas (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #1) by Maria Judite de Carvalho

6. Tanta Gente, Mariana / As Palavras Poupadas (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #1)

By: Maria Judite de Carvalho

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A presente coleção reúne a obra completa de Maria Judite de Carvalho, considerada uma das escritora… read more

Similar categories in Maria Judite de Carvalho's Tanta Gente, Mariana / As Palavras Poupadas (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #1) book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • romance
  • fiction
Cover of Paisagem sem Barcos / Os Armários Vazios / O seu Amor por Etel (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #2) by Maria Judite de Carvalho

7. Paisagem sem Barcos / Os Armários Vazios / O seu Amor por Etel (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #2)

By: Maria Judite de Carvalho

4.62

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A presente coleção reúne a obra completa de Maria Judite de Carvalho, considerada uma das escritora… read more

Similar categories in Maria Judite de Carvalho's Paisagem sem Barcos / Os Armários Vazios / O seu Amor por Etel (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #2) book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

Cover of A Escola do Paraíso by José Rodrigues Miguéis

8. A Escola do Paraíso

By: José Rodrigues Miguéis

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

José Rodrigues Miguéis recorda a sua primeira infância num dos melhores romances portugueses. A cid… read more

Similar categories in José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso book and José Rodrigues Miguéis's A Escola do Paraíso

  • romance
  • fiction
  • 20th century

14 Top fiction books like Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3) by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein

Transform Your Habits

The Idiot

Elif Batuman

3.66

Transform Your Habits

L'Arminuta

Donatella Di Pietrantonio

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3)

Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Accabadora

Michela Murgia

4.07

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