The Stone Raft
The Stone Raft
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The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago
Joana Carda scratches the ground with an elm branch and the mute dogs of Cerbere begin to bark, portending doom. The earth cracks open and the Iberian peninsula separates from Europe and floats off into the Atlantic. The people flee the coastal areas in a mass exodus, to wander, disoriented, across the floating, spinning island's interior. Among them are a group of strangers who wind up in the home of Maria Guavaira: Joaquim Sassa, who threw a stone into the sea and then found himself in Maria's bed; Joana Carda, who cut the earth in two; Jose Anaico, the king of the starlings; Pedro Orce, who can make the earth tremble with his feet; and a dog with no name and every name. At once an epic adventure and a timely political fable about the vicissitudes of the European Community, The Stone Raft is a narrative tour de force.Jose Saramago is one of the world's most well-known authors today. He's written several books, including All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780156004015 |
| ISBN 10 | 0156004011 |
| Title | The Stone Raft |
| Author | Jose Saramago |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mariner Books |
| Year published | 1996-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |