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The Island of the Day Before
The Island of the Day Before
Author: Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator)
After a violent storm in the South Pacific (the year is 1643), Roberto della Griva 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, he discovers, but the crew is missing. — As Rob...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780151001514
ISBN-10: 0151001510
Publication Date: 11/1/1995
Pages: 544
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Harcourt
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, 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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