El Cuento de La Isla Desconocida - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 950511446X ISBN 13: 9789505114467

Synopsis

Un suceso historico, la intencion de un noble portugues de ser autorizado por el rey para utilizar una de sus carabelas en la busqueda de la isla desconocida, le sirve al autor de pretexto para realizar una fabula descarnada del hombre moderno. ..".un dulce y sutil cuento sobre el amor y la busqueda de la identidad personal." -The Washington Post Book World Saramago nos muestra que sonar, a veces, es el verdadero camino hacia la felicidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Exquisitely written, this short story is a delicious introduction to Saramago s work. In an imaginary kingdom, a noble and persistent man requests that the king grant him one of his ships to search for an unknown island. If he has his wish fulfilled, the man will sail in search of the unknown island of his dreams. Saramago uses this backdrop for a harsh fable about modern man; he shows us that dreaming is perhaps the real way towards happiness."

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About the Author

JOSE SARAMAGO (1922 2010) was the author of many novels, among them Blindness, All the Names, Baltasarand Blimunda, and The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Edition details

• Language: Spanish
• ISBN 10: 950511446X
• ISBN 13: 9789505114467
• Binding: Hardcover