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In the Shadows of the Morning
Philip Caputo
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Description for In the Shadows of the Morning
Hardback. Captivating essays on exotic adventures by one of America's most critically acclaimed authors. With new material from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa. In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputo's essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has become so well known.In "The Ahab Complex," Caputo recalls a life-and-death struggle with a majestic giant blue marlin off the coast of Florida whose quarter-ton ... Read more
Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa. In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputo's essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has become so well known.In "The Ahab Complex," Caputo recalls a life-and-death struggle with a majestic giant blue marlin off the coast of Florida whose quarter-ton ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, United States
ISBN
9780762796519
SKU
V9780762796519
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About Philip Caputo
Philip Caputo is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of several critically acclaimed novels and works of nonfiction, including Delcorso's Gallery, Exiles, The Voyage, Means of Escape, Indian Country, Equation for Evil, and the national best-seller A Rumor of War, praised as the most accurate portrayal of combat yet written. He lives in Connecticut.
Reviews for In the Shadows of the Morning
"Always a thoughtful, intelligent writer." -The New York Times Book Review"A master storyteller."
Daily News"Caputo is an extremely good writer."
The New Yorker"Caputo's troubled, searching meditations are among the most eloquent I have read in modern literature."
William Styron, author of Sophie's Choice
Daily News"Caputo is an extremely good writer."
The New Yorker"Caputo's troubled, searching meditations are among the most eloquent I have read in modern literature."
William Styron, author of Sophie's Choice