NMLP P-017013 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Tale of the Unknown Island

José Saramago · Harvill (UK) / Harcourt (US) · 1999

First English translation of O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida (1997); both the UK Harvill and US Harcourt editions are dated 1999, with the two English-language firsts appearing in the same year in different formats (Harvill and Harcourt hardcover).

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-017013 for "The Tale of the Unknown Island" by José Saramago (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-017013, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).