Author guide · Where the books are set

Pascal Mercier's world

Every real place Pascal Mercier's stories are set in — one guide across their books, verified against the text and mapped so you can read your way there before you go.

1 book · 2 real places · grounded to Pascal Mercier

Where are Pascal Mercier's books set?

Pascal Mercier's 1 book are set in 2 real places you can visit: Lisbon and Bern — each a location their stories actually unfold in.

  • Lisbon
  • Bern

  1. Real places in Night Train to Lisbon

    • Lisbon

      Gregorius traces the doctor-poet Amadeu de Prado through Lisbon - the Bairro Alto, the bookshops off the Rua Augusta, and the hills above the Tagus - piecing a vanished life together from the places it was lived.

      Books set in Lisbon

    • Bern

      Switzerland

      The novel opens on the Kirchenfeldbruecke in Bern, where Gregorius meets a mysterious Portuguese woman in the rain, walks out of his Latin class, and boards the night train that gives the book its name.