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Author | Peter Matthiessen |
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Language | English |
Genre | Literary fiction |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1975 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
Pages | 408 pp |
ISBN | 0-394-49461-X |
813/.5/4 |
Far Tortuga is a novel by American author Peter Matthiessen, first published in 1975 by Random House and republished in 1976 by Bantam. Known for its unique typography and poetic prose,[1][2][3] the novel follows the story of a group of Caribbean turtle fishermen as they sail the waters of the Cayman Islands aboard the schooner Lillias Eden.[1]