Lost Man's River - Softcover

Matthiessen, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099590093 ISBN 13: 9780099590095

Publisher: Vintage, 2013

Synopsis

When Watson’s son Lucius returns to the treacherous wilderness of the Everglades searching for the truth about his father’s death, the coast’s lawless inhabitants, alligator poachers and moonshiners hold close their secrets, and a deep uneasiness drifts through the region like a low swamp mist.

About this title

Review:

"The greatest living writer in America is Peter Matthiessen... A writer of awesome range and profundity, a philosopher and stylist, he is a literary prophet who has changed the way Americans- and others- view the world" (Rosemary Goring Scotland on Sunday)

"With this second volume of the Watson trilogy, it's apparent that Matthiessen is engaged in one of the grand projects of contemporary literature" (Thomas Christensen San Francisco Examiner)

"A great writer, one of America's best" (Paul Watkins Literary Review)

"The novel has great strengths, the impossible quest for the truth about Ed Watson is a deeper quest for continuity between man and landscape- a truly unattainable goad; and this gives the novel poignancy" (Daily Telegraph)

Book Description:

'A big, energetic book, rich in historical information, memorable characters and haunting descriptions of a forlorn but lovely region' - Lucy Hughes-Hallet, Sunday Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0099590093
• ISBN 13: 9780099590095
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 539