Far Tortuga

Peter Matthiessen

ISBN 10: 039472478X / ISBN 13: 9780394724782

Published by Vintage, 1984

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85. Seller Inventory # G039472478XI4N00

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".

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."

Bibliographic Details

Title: Far Tortuga
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket