The Elephant's Journey

The Elephant's Journey

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作者: Jose Saramago

出版社: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

出版时间: 2011-12

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780547352589

定价: 208.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 205页

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>小说

　　In 1551, King Jo?o III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian anunusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. The elephant’sjourney from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon byscholars, historians, and ordinary people. Out of this material,José Saramago has spun a novel already heralded as “a triumph oflanguage, imagination, and humor” (El País).

Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions,forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to theking and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate weddinggift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two newsuits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub.

Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, and the royal guard,our unlikely heroes traverse a continent riven by the Reformationand civil wars. They make their way through the storied cities ofnorthern Italy: Genoa, Piacenza, Mantua, Verona, Venice, andTrento, where the Council of Trent is in session. They brave theAlps and the terrifying Isarco and Brenner Passes; they sail acrossthe Mediterranean Sea and up the Inn River (elephants, it turnsout, are natural sailors). At last they make their grand entry intothe imperial city. The Elephant’s Journey is a delightful, wittytale of friendship and adventure. 　　JOS? SARAMAGO was born in 1922. He is the author of numerousnovels, including Blindness, All the Names, The Cave, and Deathwith Interruptions. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize forLiterature.
内容简介:
　　In 1551, King Jo?o III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian anunusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. The elephant’sjourney from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon byscholars, historians, and ordinary people. Out of this material,José Saramago has spun a novel already heralded as “a triumph oflanguage, imagination, and humor” (El País).

Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions,forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to theking and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate weddinggift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two newsuits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub.

Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, and the royal guard,our unlikely heroes traverse a continent riven by the Reformationand civil wars. They make their way through the storied cities ofnorthern Italy: Genoa, Piacenza, Mantua, Verona, Venice, andTrento, where the Council of Trent is in session. They brave theAlps and the terrifying Isarco and Brenner Passes; they sail acrossthe Mediterranean Sea and up the Inn River (elephants, it turnsout, are natural sailors). At last they make their grand entry intothe imperial city. The Elephant’s Journey is a delightful, wittytale of friendship and adventure.
作者简介:
　　JOS? SARAMAGO was born in 1922. He is the author of numerousnovels, including Blindness, All the Names, The Cave, and Deathwith Interruptions. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize forLiterature.

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