A Millionaire in Lisbon
The world architecture for the oil business is completed and Kaloust Sarkisian becomes the richest man in the 20th century. Living in Paris and London, where he permanently keeps a young beauty in his Ritz suite, he devotes himself to his art collection – the finest of his day.
But destiny interferes.
The horror of the Armenian genocide in the Great War and the chaos of the Second World War force the Armenian millionaire to look for a new place to live. After agonizing over a destination, his son shows him what will become his final home:
Lisbon.
The world architecture for the oil business is completed and Kaloust Sarkisian becomes the richest man in the 20th century. Living in Paris and London, where he permanently keeps a young beauty in his Ritz suite, he devotes himself to his art collection – the finest of his day.
But destiny interferes.
The horror of the Armenian genocide in the Great War and the chaos of the Second World War force the Armenian millionaire to look for a new place to live. After agonizing over a destination, his son shows him what will become his final home:
Lisbon.
The richest man in the world decides to live in quiet and bucolic Portugal. His choice astonishes the world of oil and puzzles the Portuguese dictator, Salazar. The Portuguese police arrest him.
Based on true events, A Millionaire in Lisbon concludes the amazing story of The Man from Constantinople and takes us in the footsteps of the little Armenian man that changed our civilization – confirming José Rodrigues dos Santos as one of the major storytellers of world literature.
"Whenever José Rodrigues dos Santos publishes a novel, there's no room left for other authors at the top of the bestselling charts."
"A novel of great density and very well researched. (...) A story with the breath of the great historical sagas."
"JR dos Santos paints with great precision and efficiency the whole dimension of human tragedy in its best and worst.
(...) In this extraordinary historical and biographical saga, JR dos Santos grabs a burning subject and turns it into a narrative soaked with truth in these two sensitive and brilliant novels: The Man from Constantinople and A Millionaire in Lisbon.
(...) A true literary jewel crafted by one of the most talented authors of our age"
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March 13, 2023 Review A Millionaire in Lisbon Jornal de Letras, PortugalJornal de Letras Portugal "José Rodrigues dos Santos is a master of classic suspense. His novels are paced and consistent, we almost see them as movies, filled with imagery and...
