The Tale of the Unknown Island

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"The Tale of the Uncharted Island"

First edition
Author	José Saramago
Original title	O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida
Translator	Margaret Jull Costa
Illustrator	Bartolomeu Dos Santos
Language	Portuguese
Genre	Short story
Publisher	Assirio & Alvim (Portugal) The Harvill Press (UK) Harcourt Brace (US)
Publication date	1997
Publication place	Portugal
Published in English	November 1999
Media type	Print
Pages	42 pp

"The Tale of the Unknown Island" (Portuguese: O conto da ilha desconhecida) is a short story by Portuguese author José Saramago. It was published in Portuguese in 1997, and in English translation by Margaret Jull Costa in 1999.