Far Tortuga

Probably best known as a writer of hypnotic and compelling travel books, Peter Matthiessen is known, too, for his novels, among them Far Tortuga. Demanding and uncompromising in its style, it's the story of nine men, drifting on board an old Caribbean schooner, searching for the ancestral fishing grounds of their forefathers. However, they find themselves in a world which has no understanding of their ancient culture and which has no place for their knowledge. Told in the laconic style of a ship's logbook, Far Tortuga chronicles the powerfully resonant relationship between man and nature, as typified by the men and their boat and their quarry. (Kirkus UK)

Softcover. English. Panther. 1997. 407 pp. In good condition. Book No: 44903