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Synopsis
This adventure story is set in the Caribbean and describes the last voyage of the "Lillias Eden", an old wooden schooner employed in the turtle trade. The author's previous books include "The Snow Leopard", "Men's Lives", "The Cloud Forest" and "Under the Mountain Wall".
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About the Author
Peter Matthiessen was born in New York City in 1927 and had already begun his writing career by the time he graduated from Yale University in 1950. The following year, he was a founder ofThe Paris Review. BesidesAt Play in the Fields of the Lord, which was nominated for the National Book Award, he has published six other works of fiction, includingFar TortugaandKilling Mister Watson. Mr. Matthiessen's parallel career as a naturalist and explorer has resulted in numerous widely acclaimed books of nonfiction, among themThe Tree Where Man Was Born, which was nominated for the National Book Award, andThe Snow Leopard, which won it. He died in 2014."
From the Back Cover
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. This powerful story of the sea is also a resonantly symbolic account of the relations between man and nature.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Vintage Books Edition, 1984; From the personal library of American novelist and short story writer Barry Hannah; Inscribed by Peter Matthiessen to Barry Hannah at title page; Sound binding; Moderate wear to covers and spine w/ mild foxing/spotting present; Mild signs of moisture exposure present w/ some wavy pages; Clean text; A unique association copy, Good Minus overall. Signed By Author. Seller Inventory # 364866
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