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Lost myself at the bookfair today. i was fighting really hard to avoid going there but I learned there were Penguin Books at Pó dos Livros' stand and there was also a bookcrossing stall. Plus the pollen counts were probably low and my friend had cancelled our dinner and I didn't feel like going home straight from work.
The new stalls are nice, especially the walk-in ones, but it took me a while before I finally found where their numbers were written. Luckily as I was trying to find Pó dos livros on the map I heard someone call my name. I. was there to discuss things about the book she had published and A. showed up a bit later. I hadn't seen her since december. That's one of the things I most enjoy in Lisbon: those chance meetings.
So here is what I bought: Stieg Larssen's Millenium 1 and 2 ( there were at 9,6 euros in english at the fnac stall plus the reduction from my fnac card) and i really really couldn't resist Robertson Davies' A mixture of Frailties. Pity they didn't have World of Wonders so my Deptford trilogy would be complete.
Small anecdote: as I was paying a lady comes and asks for all the books of the day. Apparently every year she goes to that stall everyday and asks for the books of the day.
The new stalls are nice, especially the walk-in ones, but it took me a while before I finally found where their numbers were written. Luckily as I was trying to find Pó dos livros on the map I heard someone call my name. I. was there to discuss things about the book she had published and A. showed up a bit later. I hadn't seen her since december. That's one of the things I most enjoy in Lisbon: those chance meetings.
So here is what I bought: Stieg Larssen's Millenium 1 and 2 ( there were at 9,6 euros in english at the fnac stall plus the reduction from my fnac card) and i really really couldn't resist Robertson Davies' A mixture of Frailties. Pity they didn't have World of Wonders so my Deptford trilogy would be complete.
Small anecdote: as I was paying a lady comes and asks for all the books of the day. Apparently every year she goes to that stall everyday and asks for the books of the day.