The Elephant's Journey
by Jose Saramago
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0547352581
- ISBN 13
- 9780547352589
- Seller
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Synopsis
A delightful, witty tale of friendship and adventure from prize-winning novelist José Saramago In 1551, King João III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. In José Saramago's remarkable and imaginative retelling, Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions, forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to the king and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate wedding gift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two new suits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub. Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, and the royal guard, these unlikely heroes traverse a continent riven by the Reformation and civil wars, witnessed along the way by scholars, historians, and wide-eyed ordinary people as they make their way through the storied cities of northern Italy; they brave the Alps and the terrifying Isarco and Brenner Passes; across the Mediterranean Sea and up the Inn River; and at last, toward their grand entry into the imperial city.
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- Bookseller
- Redbrick Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010916
- Title
- The Elephant's Journey
- Author
- Jose Saramago
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0547352581
- ISBN 13
- 9780547352589
- Publisher
- Hmh
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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