The Elephant’s Journey
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Narrateur(s):
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Christine Williams
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Auteur(s):
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Margaret Jull Costa - translator
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José Saramago
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A delightful, witty tale of friendship and adventure from prize-winning novelist Jose Saramago.
In 1551, King Joo III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. In Jose 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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Histoire
- Michael Beavington
- 2017-10-01
Historically meh
Sure an elephant did some travelling, but was there any reason to write such a remedial book about it. Elementary school quality. Inaccurate locations such as Genoa in Italy in 1600’s. If it wasn’t for the book club I would have given up by the first 30 minutes. The written book is even worse; run on sentences and no paragraphs??? Did they think they would make a mediocre story better by making it harder to read. I think the author must have spent a full two hours of research on this book.
What a waste of five hours
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