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The Tale of the Unknown Island
Jose Saramago
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The Tale of the Unknown Island
Jose Saramago
"A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. Since the king spent all his time sitting by the door for favours (favours being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking on the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear..."
42 pages, 4 colour illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 18, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9781860466908 |
| Publishers | Vintage Publishing |
| Pages | 48 |
| Dimensions | 131 × 199 × 9 mm · 88 g |
| Language | English |
| Illustrator | Sis, Peter |
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