The Elephant's Journey

For two years Solomon the elephant has lived in Lisbon. Now King Dom Joao III wishes to make him a wedding gift for a Hapsburg archduke in Vienna. The only way for Solomon to get to his new home is to walk. So begins a journey that will take the stalwart elephant across the dusty plains of Castile, over the sea to Genoa and up to northern Italy where, like Hannibal's elephants before him, he must cross the snowy Alps. Based on a true story, Saramago's tale is an enchanting mix of fact, fable and fantasy.

Product details

• Authors: José Saramago, Jose Saramago
• Assisted by: Margaret Jull Costa (Translation), Costa Margaret Jull (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.11.2018
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781784871796
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-179-6
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.4 cm
• Subjects: Satire, Portugal, austria, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Humorous / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Animals, Vienna, FICTION / Animals, Humorous fiction, Lisbon, Modern and contemporary fiction, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, the double; seeing; the gospel according to jesus christ