The Western Limit of the World - Hardcover

Masiel, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241142660 ISBN 13: 9780241142660

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2006

Synopsis

At fifty-nine, Harold Snow has seen his share of death. Now serving on a decrepit tanker whose papers are as suspect as its seaworthiness, a weary Snow feels the end is creeping closer than ever.

When the tanker is refused entry to the Bay of San Francisco, Snow and the rest of the crew embark on a scattershot voyage that will take the disintegrating hulk from South America to Africa. Along the way they will encounter hurricanes, crooked customs officials and tropical ports seething with vice and revolution. And mirroring this outer voyage, a twisted inner journey will strip Snow down to his bare essence as a man and confront him with a stark choice between life and death, damnation and redemption, at the western limit of the world.

About this title

Review:

" A harrowing, riveting read that transcends its thriller genre without undermining it. Bravo." - Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls "From the Hardcover edition."

About the Author:

David Masiel spent his early years in Richmond, California, where he was exposed to sea stories by his grandfather, a master mariner whose career spanned fifty-four years. Between 1980 and 1989, Masiel worked offshore in the arctic oilfields, sailing on oceangoing tugboats and icebreakers, mostly in Alaskan waters. He is the author of the novel Chasing Moneymaker and now lives in northern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0241142660
• ISBN 13: 9780241142660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304