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The novel tells the story of Solimão, an elephant given as a gift by the King of Portugal to the Austrian Archduke Maximilian. It narrates the long journey from Lisbon to Vienna of Solimão and his keeper Subhro, facing challenges such as crossing the Alps. The journey serves as an allegory to criticize the bureaucracy and inefficiency of the State, represented by the elephant, and to explore the human condition through the relationship between Solimão and Subhro.
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