Description: Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco (2006, Trade Paperback). English edition. Translated from Italian by William Weaver. The book in the pictures is the one you'll get. Feel free to ask any questions and thanks for looking! Note: We'll be moving in three months - any offer will be seriously considered! "A fascinating, lyrical tale about an Italian nobleman stranded on a deserted ship in the Pacific Ocean—a “dazzling blend of science and fantasy” (Los Angeles Times) and a “masterpiece” (Chicago Tribune) Roberto della Griva is an Italian nobleman living in 1643. His mission is to travel the South Pacific and discover the means by which navigators can understand the mystery of longitude. After a violent storm, however, Roberto finds himself shipwrecked—on a ship. Swept from the Amaryllis, he has managed to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. The ship is fully provisioned, but the crew is missing. As Roberto explores the different cabinets in the hold, he remembers chapters from his youth: Ferrante, his imaginary evil brother; the siege of Casale, that meaningless chess move in the Thirty Years' War in which he lost his father; and the lessons given him on fencing, blasphemy, and the writing of love letters."
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Book Title: Island of the Day before
Book Series: Historical
Original Language: Italian
Item Length: 6 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 8 in
Personalized: No
Features: Unabridged
Topic: Psychological, Literary, Historical
Item Width: 2 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Trade Paperback
Publication Year: 1994
Type: Novel
Literary Movement: Historical fiction
Era: 1990s
Illustrator: No one
Author: Umberto Eco
Genre: Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 513 Pages
