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  • Published: 20 September 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448114924
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

The Stone Raft




A majestic tale, rich in allegory, wit and philosophy; another masterpiece from the Nobel prize-winning novelist Jose Saramago.

What if, one day, Europe was to crack along the length of the Pyrenees, separating Spain and Portugal from the rest of Europe?

In Saramago's fable, a new island is sent spinning through the ocean like a great stone raft. While the authorities panic and tourists flee, three men, two women and a dog are drawn together by omens that burden them with a peculiar responsibility. In this magical realist tale, the six take to the road, finding themselves adrift in a world now unfamiliar and forced to reckon with their relationships, human psychology and the shakiness of belief itself.

  • Published: 20 September 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448114924
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

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