Account

Company

  Menu
Large Image

The Tale of the Unknown Island

by , ,

(249 reviews)

Get It Preview
$2.99 $8.99 Save 67%

Share This

Description

A dreamer petitions his king for a boat -- and gets more than he bargained for -- in "this richly enigmatic short story" by the Nobel Prize-winning author (Kirkus).

"A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. But the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear... "
So begins this beautifully illustrated and deceptively simple fable. Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him, the reader will soon discover. In a departure from his linguistically dense and sprawling historical novels, Jose Saramago presents a philosophic love story worthy of Swift or Voltaire.

Tag This Book

This Book Has Been Tagged
It hasn't. Be the first to tag this book!

Our Recommendation

Track It. This book has been $1.99 within the past year.

Notify Me When The Price...

  • $
  • If I'm already tracking this book...

to track this book on eReaderIQ.

Track These Authors

to track José Saramago on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by José Saramago.
  • to stop tracking José Saramago.

to track Peter Sis on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by Peter Sis.
  • to stop tracking Peter Sis.

to track Margaret Jull Costa on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by Margaret Jull Costa.
  • to stop tracking Margaret Jull Costa.

Price Summary

  • We started tracking this book on February 18, 2013.
  • This book was $8.49 when we started tracking it.
  • The price of this book has changed 215 times in the past 4,294 days.
  • The current price of this book is $2.99 last checked 4 hours ago.
  • This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $1.99.
  • The lowest price to date was $1.99 last reached on September 21, 2024.
  • This book has been $1.99 35 times since we started tracking it.
  • The highest price to date was $11.99 last reached on March 24, 2024.
  • This book has been $11.99 26 times since we started tracking it.

Additional Info

  • Text-to-Speech: Disabled
  • Lending: Disabled
  • Print Length: 70 Pages
  • File Size: 3,543 KB

We last verified the price of this book about 4 hours ago. At that time, the price was $2.99. This price is subject to change. The price displayed on the Amazon.com website at the time of purchase is the price you will pay for this book. Please confirm the price before making any purchases.