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Highlights
- When the Iberian Peninsula breaks free of Europe and begins to drift across the North Atlantic, five people are drawn together on the newly formed island-first by surreal events and then by love.
- Author(s): José Saramago
- 300 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres,
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Book Synopsis
When the Iberian Peninsula breaks free of Europe and begins to drift across the North Atlantic, five people are drawn together on the newly formed island-first by surreal events and then by love. "A splendidly imagined epic voyage...a fabulous fable" (Kirkus Reviews). Translated by Giovanni Pontiero.From the Back Cover
Joana Carda scratches the ground with an elm branch and the mute dogs of Cerbere begin to bark, portending doom. The earth cracks open and the Iberian peninsula separates from Europe and floats off into the Atlantic. The people flee the coastal areas in a mass exodus, to wander, disoriented, across the floating, spinning island's interior. Among them are a group of strangers who wind up in the home of Maria Guavaira: Joaquim Sassa, who threw a stone into the sea and then found himself in Maria's bed; Joana Carda, who cut the earth in two; Jose Anaico, the king of the starlings; Pedro Orce, who can make the earth tremble with his feet; and a dog with no name and every name. At once an epic adventure and a timely political fable about the vicissitudes of the European Community, The Stone Raft is a narrative tour de force.Dimensions (Overall): 7.97 Inches (H) x 5.34 Inches (W) x .73 Inches (D)
Weight: .62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 300
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Publisher: Mariner Books
Theme: 20th Century
Format: Paperback
Author: José Saramago
Language: English
Street Date: June 14, 1996
TCIN: 77013739
UPC: 9780156004015
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-9021
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.73 inches length x 5.34 inches width x 7.97 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.62 pounds
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