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    612-822-4611

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The Elephant's Journey

The Elephant's Journey

Saramago, José
Costa, Margaret Jull
Costa, Margaret Jull

Paperback

HumorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 0547574118
ISBN13: 9780547574110
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: May 11 2011
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.52 Depth: 8.28
Language: English

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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