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José Saramago (Author)
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February 27, 2009
During the mid-sixteenth century, king John III presented his cousin Maximilian, the archduke of Austria, with an Asian elephant. This novel recounts the epic voyage of Salomon the elephant, and the journey it undertook to satisfy royal whims and absurd strategies. El viaje del elefante is not a historical account; it is a mix of real and imaginary facts that leads us to recognize reality and fiction as an indissoluble unity -a characteristic trait of great works of literature. It is also a reflection on the human condition, where humor and irony, marks of the ruthless clarity of the author, come together with the compassion with which Saramago views human weaknesses. Written ten years after being awarded the Nobel Prize, El viaje del elefante reveals a writer in the pinnacle of his literary splendor. Description in Spanish: A mediados del siglo XVI el rey Juan III ofrece a su primo, el archiduque Maximiliano de Austria, un elefante asiatico. Esta novela cuenta el viaje epico de ese elefante llamado Salomon que tuvo que recorrer Europa por caprichos reales y absurdas estrategias. El viaje del elefante no es un libro historico, es una combinacion de hechos reales e inventados que nos hacen sentir la realidad y la ficcion como una unidad indisoluble, como algo propio de la gran literatura. Una reflexion sobre la humanidad en la que el humor y la ironia, marcas de la implacable lucidez del autor, se unen a la compasion con la que Jose Saramago observa las flaquezas humanas. Escrita diez anos despues de la concesion del Premio Nobel, El viaje del elefante nos muestra a un Saramago en todo su esplendor literario.

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Jose Saramago (Azinhaga, 1922), Premio Nobel de Literatura 1998, es uno de los escritores portugueses mas conocidos y apreciados en el mundo entero. En Espaaa, a partir de la primera publicacion de El ano de la muerte de Ricardo Reis, en 1985, su trabajo literario merece la mejor acogida de los lectores y de la critica. Ademas del presente volumen, otros titulos importantes son Manual de pintura y caligrafia, Casi un objeto, Historia del cerco de Lisboa, La balsa de piedra, Memorial del convento, El Evangelio segun Jesucristo, Todos los nombres, Levantado del suelo, Ensayo sobre la ceguera, La caverna, El hombre duplicado, Ensayo sobre la lucidez, Las intermitencias de la muerte, Poesia completa y Cuadernos de Lanzarote I y II. Alfaguara ha publicado tambien el libro de viajes Viaje a Portugal y el relato breve El cuento de la isla desconocida. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Alfaguara; 1st. edition (February 27, 2009)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 987041169X
  • ISBN-13: 978-9870411697
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #944,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Maraviiloso Como Siempre El Maestro Saramago!, April 28, 2009
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This review is from: El viaje del elefante (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
A mediados del siglo XVI el rey Juan III de Portugal decidió regalarle su elefante al archiduque Maximiliano de Austria aprovechando su estancia en Valladolid.

El elefante, de nombre salomón y más tarde solimán por capricho del y disposicion del Archiduque y siempre en minusculas...

Bueno, soliman atravesó Portugal y Castilla, el Mediterráneo, Italia, los Alpes y finalmente el Danubio hasta Viena. A mitad de camino hubo un milagro y al final otro. Esa es la historia.

Subhro es un tipo de los pies a la cabeza con sus anhelos, sus inquietudes y la mayor dosis de sentido común de entre todos los que salen al paso del elefante.

Este viaje es planeado por el Archiduque pero unica y sencillamente la voluntad de soliman antes salomon seran los que marquen el ritmo de este mismo.

Saramago una vez mas hace y deshace con el ser humano. Desde el mas minimo detalle del comportamiento ante los presajios, creencias, supersticiones, etc, etc. Y sobre todo vuelve a salir la comunicacion entre el autor y el lector. Para quien ya haya leido antes a Saramago sabra que de repente el esta dirigiendose a uno como lector y de un punto se va a otro y de repente ya nada tiene que ver con la historia y el mismo lo reconoce...

Es una maravilla su historia!
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2.0 out of 5 stars tequilasunrise:, March 21, 2010
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I have read other Saramago books. In my opinion some are good and some are not. This book El viaje del elefante is not so good. Entiendo que quiere enfatizar el comportamiento humano, pero le da muchas vueltas y alarga demasiado las explicaciones. Me gusta su candidez en describir el animo de la iglesia catolica de la epoca, su influencia y al mismo tiempo su poder. Me resulto aburrido.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Again Saramago, July 1, 2009
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Saramago has done it again. Once you start this fabulous narration it is impossible to stop. Again, as in all of his works, Saramago offers a hidden treasury of fantasy. I can only hope but for Amazon to make avail for us in the Americas, as soon as possible, his latest non-fiction.
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