The Stone Raft
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156004015 (0156004011)
Publish date: June 14th 1996
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 292
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Romance,
20th Century,
Contemporary,
Magical Realism,
Nobel Prize,
Portugal,
Portuguese Literature
Bem, gostei este livro! Ao contrário do último livro que li do Saramago, que não apreciei tanto, decidi pegar neste logo a seguir para ver se Saramago ainda me podia surpreender. E quão certa revelei estar. Li este livro de ontem para hoje, e estou ainda em transe, parece-me. Tão cedo no entanto, n...
Based on the four previous books I've read by Saramago (Blindness, The Double, All the Names, and The Cave), I would call myself a devout fan. But The Stone Raft simply didn't work for me as well as the others. I think because this book turns away from a focus on the characters as individuals and in...