The Island of Day Before - Ome Author:Umberto Eco The year is 1643. Roberto, a young nobleman, survives war, the Bastille, exile, and shipwreck as he voyages to a Pacifc island straddling the date meridian. There he waits now, alone on the mysteriously deserted ship, separated by treacherous reefs from the island beyond: the island of the day before. If he could reach it, time - and his misfort... more »unes - might be reversed. But first he must learn to swim...« less