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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 869.342
EAN: 9780156004015
ISBN: 0156004011
Label: Harvest Books
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 300
Publication Date: June 14, 1996
Publisher: Harvest Books
Studio: Harvest Books
Sales Rank: 92750
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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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Perfection may not be of this world, but in Saramago's "Stone Raft" it happens: without as much as a sigh, the Iberian peninsula separates itself neatly from the European continent and steers for mid-ocean on an uncompromisingly linear course. The geophysics of this separation remain unintelligble: it is a true miracle that suspends a small part of humanity into a state of grace. So the world moves but time seems to come to a standstill and an eery stillness descends over this vast chunk of land. ... Read More
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I was really disappointed in this book. It was like slogging through a swamp to get back to the same place you started. The story was a really interesting premise, but the discussion of politics and the destinationless and pointless journey bored me.I supposed there is some meaning somewhere in all the molecules of description, but my patience is too far gone to find it. I LOVED the Tale of the Unknown Island because it was direct but slow enough to keep me thinking there was something around the ... Read More
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I became a fan of Saramago's when I picked up "Blindness" two years ago. "The Stone Raft", though less sharp and not as emotionally wrenching as "Blindness," is nonetheless a well-crafted allegory.
It is a quiet study of national and individual identity, of loneliness and companionship. As the Iberian Peninsula splits from the European continent, scenes of fear, chaos and scrambling are juxtaposed with subtle episodes of the five main characters and how they come to meet each other. ... Read More
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Like BLINDNESS, Jose Saramago nimbly spins off another what-if tale in THE STONE RAFT with a tinge of a political overtone between his native country and Europe. The Iberian peninsula simply breaks free from the European continent: drifting away at an awestruck speed of 750 kilometers a day, splitting, parching, stretching the earth and bringing down cables with it and sailing as if it is a gargantuan stone raft.
At the initial stage a most innocent crack manifests at the Spanish-French ... Read More
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One fine day a thin crack appears on the ground between France & Spain, soon followed by another. Within days they grow and deepen, before the unbelieving eyes of the world watching the phenomenon on TV, until the whole Iberian peninsula breaks apart from the rest of Europe and becomes a gigantic island drifting into the Atlantic.
If you think this is an idiotic idea (I did), never mind: you're in the expert hands (or should I say words?) of José Saramago, and pretty soon you won't be able ... Read More
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