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An author visits his ancestral homeland hoping to learn about his family’s past but he discovers much more than he had ever dreamed he might find – He discovers the tale of The Shipwrecked. After several long years of scrupulous editing, this brilliant young man has translated the incredible story of a renaissance Italian taleteller. Through multiple frames comes an old man’s epic about an unlikely group of 16th century New World refugees who become stranded on a native-inhabited island. From knights, sailors, tribesmen to temptresses, this ragtag cast faces physical, emotional and spiritual dilemmas that few are prepared to survive. The Italian taleteller’s verse begins as an enjoyable tale for his wealthy host and his company, but soon swirls into a stunning story rife with adventure, romance, war, science, religion, mysticism, love, loss, death and rebirth. The voyage of the shipwrecked is hardly an easy one, but it is certainly emotional, beautiful, and most importantly, epic.