Episode 6
Pereira goes to a clinic in Parede where he has time to reflect on his past and to discuss with his doctor the importance of the soul. Derek Jacobi reads.
Unsettled by his conversations with his new assistant Pereira goes to a clinic in Parede where he has time to reflect on his past and to discuss with his doctor the importance of the soul. And he considers his discomfort with the political climate in his beloved homeland and wonders what he can do.
Written by Antonio Tabucchi
Read by Derek Jacobi
Producer: Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Mon 1 Aug 201122:45BBC Radio 4
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