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The Elephant's Journey

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Plot
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Awards and recognitions
References

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The Elephant's Journey ({{lang-pt|A Viagem do Elefante}}) is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago. It was first published in 2008 with an English translation in 2010.

Plot

In 1551, King João III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon or Suleiman. This elephant's journey from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon by scholars, historians, and ordinary people.^[1] Out of this material, José Saramago has spun a novel already heralded as "a triumph of language, imagination, and humor" (El País).{{full|date=December 2012}}

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. They cross the border into Spain at Castelo Rodrigo and meet the Archduke at Valladolid.

Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, the royal guard, Soloman and Subhro cross a continent riven by the Reformation and civil wars. They make their way through the storied cities of northern Italy: Genoa, Piacenza, Mantua, Verona, Venice, and Trento, where the Council of Trent is in session. They brave the Alps and the terrifying Isarco and Brenner Passes; they sail from Rosas across the Mediterranean Sea and later up the Inn River (elephants, it turns out, are natural sailors). At last they make their grand entry into the imperial city. The Elephant's Journey is a tale of friendship and adventure.

Editions

The novel was translated into English by Margaret Jull Costa and published in 2010.

Awards and recognitions

2009 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Shortlisted in the Best Book of the Year category (Portuguese original)^[2]
2011 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize — Winner (English translation).^[3]

References

1. ^http://www.suleymantheelephant.ch/index2.html
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u574439.shtml |title=Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura divulga finalistas |work=Folha de S.Paulo |author=Folha Online |date=31 May 2009 |accessdate=6 April 2013}}
3. ^Previous winners

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