Far Tortuga

By Matthiessen, Peter
Far Tortuga

Details

Authors: Matthiessen, Peter
Copyright: 1975
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780394756677
ISBN10: 0394756673
Page Count: 416
Dimensions: 5.25x0.78x8.08
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Jacket Notes: An adventure story and a deeply considered meditation upon the sea itself.

Strand Notes

Nine men aboard an old Caribbean schooner drift in search of the fishing grounds of their forefathers, to find only a modern world in which they have no place. 408p.

Description

An adventure story and a deeply considered meditation upon the sea itself.

"Beautiful and original...a resonant and symbolical story of nine doomed men who dream of an earthly paradise as the world winds down around them." --Newsweek

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