The stone raft
The Stone Raft (Portuguese Original title: A Jangada de Pedra ) is a novel of the year in 1986 by José Saramago , in which which Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe separated . The work has been translated into more than twenty languages and filmed for the cinema by George Sluizer under its original title in 2002 .
The geographical separation is an allusion to Saramago's European integration, in which, from his point of view, the Iberian countries are left out and do not identify culturally, socially or economically with the rest of the continent.
The decisive event, for which there is no scientific explanation, is preceded by four other supernatural ones who bring together those affected by them. Joana Carda, Joaquim Sassa, José Anaiço and Maria Guavaira, Pedro Orce and a dog embark on a long journey in search of something that will calm their souls as they feel guilty about what has happened.
literature
- José Saramago: A Jangada de Pedra . Ed. Caminho 1986, Círculo de Leitores, 1987, ISBN 9-722-10289-3
- José Saramago, Dt. by Andreas Klotsch: The stone raft . 5th edition, rororo 22305; Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-499-22305-8
- Kian-Harald Karimi: "We are all Iberians - The dream of a transatlantic future beyond the European Union" in: Hendrich, Yvonne; Alexandre Pereira Martins (ed.): Focus Portugal: A Location Determination / Refletir Portugal. Ontem, hoje e amanhã. (Studies on the Portuguese-speaking world. Series of publications by the Portuguese-Brazilian Institute and the Center for Portuguese-speaking World at the University of Cologne, Vol. 9) Hamburg: Dr. Kovac 2018, pp. 329-350, ISBN 3-830-09769-7
Individual evidence
- ^ Ade, Europe. In: Der Spiegel . March 1, 1990, Retrieved April 13, 2017 .