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Orbital

Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize
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Synopsis

Life on our planet like you have never seen it.

Six astronauts orbit the Earth aboard a spacecraft, collecting meteorological data and conducting scientific experiments. Above all, however, they observe. Together, they contemplate our silent planet, which offers them, in the simple passing of a day, an infinite spectacle, one of breathtaking beauty.

However, even so far removed from the world, the six astronauts cannot escape its constant influence. News arrives of a mother's death, bringing thoughts of return and homesickness. The fragility of human life becomes a central theme in their conversations, their fears, and their dreams.

Despite being so far from Earth, they had never felt so protective of it, so much a part of it. They begin to reflect: what would life be without Earth? What would Earth be without humanity?

Details

ISBN: 9789895772964

Chancela: Private

Edição: março de 2025

Tradução: Nuno Carvalho

Dimensões: 150 mm x 230 mm x 11 mm

Encadernação: capa mole

Páginas: 160

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