What if, one day, Europe was to crack along the length of the Pyrenees, separating Spain and Portugal from the rest of Europe?In Saramago's fable, a new island is sent spinning through the ocean like a great stone raft. While the authorities panic and tourists flee, three men, two women and a dog are drawn together by omens that burden them with a peculiar responsibility. In this magical realist tale, the six take to the road, finding themselves adrift in a world now unfamiliar and forced to reckon with their relationships, human psychology and the shakiness of belief itself.
ISBN: | 9781860467219 |
Publisher: | Random House |
Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
Published date: | 01 Jun 2000 |
DEWEY: | 869.342 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 263 |
Weight: | 230g |
Height: | 197mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |