| Title:
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ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE
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| By: |
Umberto Eco |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0749396660 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780749396664 |
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| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 1996 |
| Pages: |
528 |
| Translated from: |
Italian |
| Description: |
Set in the 17th century, in Italy, France and on the high seas, this is a tale of medieval legends and dastardly deeds, mixed with portions of exploration literature. Roberto, a young nobleman, waits alone on a Pacific island, separated from the island beyond: the island of the day before. |
| Synopsis: |
The year is 1643. Roberto, a young nobleman, survives war, the Bastille, exile and shipwreck as he voyages to a Pacific island straddling the date meridian. There he waits now, alone on the mysteriously deserted Daphne, separated by treacherous reefs from the island beyond: the island of the day before. If he could reach it, time - and his misfortunes - might be reversed. But first he must learn to swim... |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
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