Welcome to the world of magical realism! In Jose Saramago's The Stone Raft, the Iberian peninsula breaks off of Europe and floats away.Although this book is not the easiest read due to the general lack of punctuation, it is worth the effort. And it has one of the best opening sentences I have read:
When Joana Carda scratched the ground with the elm branch all of the dogs of Cerebe began to bark, throwing the inhabitants into panic and horror, because from time immemorial it was believed that, when these canine creatures that had always been silent started to bark, the universe was nearing its end.
Saramago, Jose. (1996). The Stone Raft. Fort Washington, PA: Harvest Books.
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