Far Tortuga
by Peter Matthiessen
Buy on AmazonOne of the most astonishing re-creations of nature in our literature. A boat in the Caribbean. Turtles. The patois of the crew that becomes a kind of poetry lived in the moment. And the violence at the heart of it that seems as natural as pegging a leatherback out in the sun. This is a book so powerful it makes me weep.
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"One of the most astonishing re-creations of nature in our literature. A boat in the Caribbean. Turtles. The patois of the crew that becomes a kind of poetry lived in the moment. And the violence at the heart of it that seems as natural as pegging a leatherback out in the sun. This is a book so powerful it makes me weep."
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"Peter Matthiessen's "Far Tortuga" (it has a minimalist poetic quality that amps up the agonizing drama of the story)."
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"After that I read his "Far Tortuga," another national treasure."
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