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An illustrated fable on dreaming the impossible. The hero is a man who asks a king for a boat to search for an unknown island. How can you search for something unknown? Well, it turns out you can, provided you are willing to follow your dreams, and what is more your dreams may come true. By the author of The Stone Raft.… (more)

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The Tale of the Unknown Island by José Saramago (1997)

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Crítica | O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida, de José Saramago
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shawjonathan | Dec 11, 2022 |

A beautiful, lyrical tale of daring to dream, the risks and rewards thereof, and self-discovery. (

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sebdup | Dec 11, 2021 |

Wonderful fable about a man who asks the king for a boat so he can go find the title's unknown island and, in extension, about rulers, identity, and dreamers. Beautifully written in Saramago's compressed style. (

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-Eva- | Jul 2, 2019 |

Çok beğendim. Üzerine konuşmak ve düşünmek istiyorum. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Saramago, José	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Costa, Margaret Jull	Translator	main author	some editions	confirmed
Sis, Peter	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Collo, Paolo	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Desti, Rita	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lemmens, Harrie	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Arcipelago [Einaudi] (39)

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Romanzi e racconti - Vol. II by José Saramago

The Collected Novels of Jose Saramago by José Saramago

אי נעלם : שלושה סיפורים על איש ואשה by ז'וזה סרמגו

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O conto da ilha desconhecida

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1997

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A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat.

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An illustrated fable on dreaming the impossible. The hero is a man who asks a king for a boat to search for an unknown island. How can you search for something unknown? Well, it turns out you can, provided you are willing to follow your dreams, and what is more your dreams may come true. By the author of The Stone Raft.

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