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The Tale of the Unknown Island (Paperback)

by Jose Saramago (Author), Peter Sis (Illustrator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

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Paperback: 42 pages
Publisher: The Harvill Press (18 Nov 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1860466907
ISBN-13: 978-1860466908

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A man knocked on the King's door to ask for a boat. Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him the reader will discover as this short narrative unfolds.

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Saramago's writing is like an Italian opera. Everything flows. This is a beautiful, short fable of sorts that definitely deserves a read.

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