The Tale of the Unknown Island
A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at...
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A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear . . ." Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him, the reader will discover in this delightful fable, a philosophic love story worthy of Swift or Voltaire.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156013031 (0156013037)
Publish date: October 5th 2000
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
“A MAN WENT TO KNOCK AT THE KING’S DOOR AND said, Give me a boat."In “The Tale of the Unknown Island” by José SaramagoI love the way Saramago builds this parable by using the Portuguese King D. João II and Columbus. He went to Lisbon in 1476 and remained here for several years, seeking the support o...
“Se non esci da te stesso, non puoi sapere chi sei…”Ogni uomo è un’isola sconosciuta. Finché quest’isola sconosciuta prende il mare, alla ricerca di se stessa.Un viaggio che riserva molte sorprese. Un viaggio dove il sogno è potente e reale. E non importa se sei a babordo o a tribordo, puoi persino ...
Briefly, perhaps my briefest yet: Log of the S.S. the Mrs. Unguentine—lite.***^^^***What? You want a real review? Try this one.***^^^****Still reading? Cheeses! I know what you want to know. No doubt in my mind. You want to know if if I’m padding my Read list to get current on my 2013 goal. Man,...
Para Saramago até que está muito interessante este livro. Nunca fui nem nunca serei um aficionado por ele. Não gosto como ele escreve, o que ele pretende transmitir aficionado(sinceramente irrita-me que queira transparecer em todas as histórias algo comunista ou algo politico).Mas esta história, emb...
So many things said in such a little book.
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