{"product_id":"the-island-of-the-day-before-9780156030373","title":"The Island of the Day Before","description":"After a violent storm in the South Pacific in the year 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Roberto explores the different cabinets in the hold, he remembers chapters from his youth: Ferrante, his imaginary evil brother; the siege of Casale, that meaningless chess move in the Thirty Years' War in which he lost his father and his illusions; and the lessons given him on Reasons of State, fencing, the writing of love letters, and blasphemy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fascinating, lyrical tale, Umberto Eco tells of a young dreamer searching for love and meaning; and of a most amazing old Jesuit who, with his clocks and maps, has plumbed the secrets of longitudes, the four moons of Jupiter, and the Flood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156030373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.40d","brand":"Umberto Eco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470643024053,"sku":"9780156030373","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c51ba559-f4db-4a0d-b970-984628eeb1ff.jpg?v=1612926466","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-island-of-the-day-before-9780156030373","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}