{"product_id":"elephants-journey","title":"Elephant's Journey","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eElephant's Journey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJose Saramago\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780547352589\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHoughton Mifflin Harcourt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e205\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful, witty tale of friendship and adventure from prize-winning novelist Jose Saramago \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. In Jose Saramago's remarkable and imaginative retelling, Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions, forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to the king and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate wedding gift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two new suits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub. Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, and the royal guard, these unlikely heroes traverse a continent riven by the Reformation and civil wars, witnessed along the way by scholars, historians, and wide-eyed ordinary people as they make their way through the storied cities of northern Italy; they brave the Alps and the terrifying Isarco and Brenner Passes; across the Mediterranean Sea and up the Inn River; and at last, toward their grand entry into the imperial city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Elephant's Journey | Jose Saramago | Hardcover | 9780547352589 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1638234","offer_id":50705796268290,"sku":"1638234","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71cH4d4bjEL.jpg?v=1791659490","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/elephants-journey","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}