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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel is divided into three interconnected parts set in Portugal and Canada, exploring themes of grief and healing through magical realism. In 1904, Tomas grieves his family’s deaths by searching for a religious artifact. In 1938, pathologist Eusebio's encounter with a grieving widow involves surreal elements. In 1981, Peter, mourning his wife, finds solace with a chimpanzee, leading them both to his ancestral home in the High Mountains of Portugal.