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Portuguese in the Americas Ser.: The Undiscovered Island by Darrell Kastin...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781933227238
- Book Title
- Undiscovered Island
- Book Series
- Portuguese in the Americas Ser.
- Publisher
- Tagus Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Magical Realism, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 412 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tagus Press
ISBN-10
1933227230
ISBN-13
9781933227238
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64426264
Product Key Features
Book Title
Undiscovered Island
Number of Pages
412 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Magical Realism, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Portuguese in the Americas Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-004131
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
What a wild, big, gorgeous book! Amazing, amazing. Metaphor and myth turn into history and history explodes into human connection...the pages are saturated with such fine sea mist..., A remarkably accomplished first novel, combining an epic quest, meticulously researched Azorean history and legend, lyrically written. The Portuguese-American heroine, a female Telemachus in search of her missing father, experiences high adventure ending in self-discovery. Especially recommended for lovers of magical realism., "The Azores is an archipelago hundreds of miles west of the coast of Portugal, located in the mid-Atlantic. It is a relatively unknown (or unexploited) area that is not often discussed in the media--or in literature. This will change, however, if Darrell Kastin and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture has any say. Kastin, who descends from Azores natives, has used his knowledge of the islands, their culture and their history to weave, in The Undiscovered Island, a skillful tapestry of myth, history and personal revelation that is nothing short of fascinating. The story focuses on Julia Castro, who travels to the Azores from her home in California to seek out her father, who has mysteriously gone missing. Through her search for him, Julia encounters legends and superstitions that pervade the islands, colorful locals, local history and historical fantasy, and the magic of her roots and of herself. What Kastin has done with The Undiscovered Island is bring all of the color and quirk of this beautiful and under-appreciated area to the world's attention--and we should thank him for that."--Ashley McCall, San Francisco Book Review
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Volume Number
Volume 1
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
Julia Castro travels to her family's ancestral home in the Azores, after her father's disappearance, to find the islands abuzz with tales of ghost ships, seductive sirens, and a new island emerging from the sea. While searching for her father, Julia succumbs to the bewitching allure of the Azores, and to Nicolau, a fellow musician, who appears to hold as many secrets as the islands themselves. She discovers a place where dreams lie just beyond the horizon, shrouded in mist. History, legend, poetry and myth, are seamlessly interwoven, exploring the line between fate and self-determination, past and present, reality and illusion. The novel is a lyrical evocation of a locale and a people.
LC Classification Number
PS3611.A787U53 2008
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