El Viaje del Elefante = An Elephant's Journey

by Jose Saramago

2020-05-28 04:57:27

During the mid-sixteenth century, king John III of Portugal presented his cousin Maximilian, the archduke of Austria, with an Asian elephant. This novel recounts the epic voyage of Salomon the elephant, and the journey it undertook to satisfy royal w... Read more
During the mid-sixteenth century, king John III of Portugal presented his cousin Maximilian, the archduke of Austria, with an Asian elephant. This novel recounts the epic voyage of Salomon the elephant, and the journey it undertook to satisfy royal whims. El viaje del elefante is a mix of real and imaginary facts that leads us to recognize reality and fiction as an indissoluble unity. It is also a reflection on the human condition, where humor and irony, marks of the ruthless clarity of the author, come together with the compassion with which Saramago views human weaknesses. Less

Book Details

File size5.30x8.00x0.90inches
Print pages280
PublisherAlfaguara
Publication date November 1, 2008
LanguageSpanish
ISBN9789870411697
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (16 Nov 1922 – 18 June 2010), was a Portuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonl...

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