Books by Afonso Cruz

A richly imaginative novel inspired by the true story of Oscar Kokoschka and his life-sized doll - Winner of the European Prize for Literature

Elias's father used to read novels at work to transport himself from his boring duties as a book-keeper until he literally lost himself in a book, or so Elias was told. Elias goes off in search of the father he never knew, across the action-packed plots of many recognisable classics. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.