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Synopsis
In this magnificent novel, which is the conclusion to the celebrated Watson trilogy, E.J. Watson tells his own story, through his turbulent life, to his death at the hands of vigilantes. From his destitute childhood in South Carolina, and the terrible events which haunt him for the rest of his days, the narrative shifts to the wilds of the Florida Everglades. Here, Watson establishes himself as a successful sugar-cane farmer, trying in vain to escape his past, and the uncontrollable, vicious side of his nature which is ultimately his downfall.
Intelligent, a devoted husband and a lover, a stern father and a man capable of cruelty and cold-blooded murder, Watson is a character staggeringly real in his complexity. Bone by Bone confronts not only the racism, brutality and entrepeneurial greed of the American South at the turn of the century but also the paradox at the heart of human nature: our capacity for fierce love, compassion and unspeakable violence.
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"A profound and convincing account of our battle with both inner and outer external nature, and of the violence we have done to the world and to ourselves" (The Times)
"One of our best writers" (Don Delillo)
"A masterpiece about human degradation... The Watson Trilogy... is a work of flawed and uncommon genius" (The Globe and Mail)
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The third and final novel of the Watson trilogy, 'one of the grand literary projects of contemporary literature' (San Francisco Chronicle).
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- PublisherHarvill Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1860466680
- ISBN 13 9781860466687
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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Condition: Very Good. . Peter Matthiessen custom book label on front inside cover. From the library of American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and CIA officer Peter Matthiessen. (Watson trilogy, Florida, American literature, Edgar Watson, E. J. Watson, historical fiction, Southern gothic, psychological thriller, suspense). Seller Inventory # N09O-00261
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Condition: Good. . Peter Matthiessen custom book label on front inside cover. From the library of American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and CIA officer Peter Matthiessen. Slightly dampstained. (Watson trilogy, Florida, American literature, Edgar Watson, E. J. Watson, historical fiction, Southern gothic, psychological thriller, suspense). Seller Inventory # SA12G-00145
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