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The Island of the Day Before
The Island of the Day Before
Author: Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator)
In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessel's mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his era?s obsession with science and navigation. — A veteran of the Thirty Years War, Roberto della Griva is shipwrecked in the South Seas on a secret mission to ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140259193
ISBN-10: 0140259198
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 514
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  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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Usually, I can wade through even awful prose and make it through the story. If "The Island of the Day Before" ever arrives anywhere, I was not there to see it. I was trapped by the description from the very beginning. It was excellent in quality, but too flamboyant and excessive.

However, for those of you who revel in minute description, this is the book for you.


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