{"product_id":"far-tortuga-9780394756677","title":"Far Tortuga","description":"An adventure story and a deeply considered meditation upon the sea itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful and original...a resonant and symbolical story of nine doomed men who dream of an earthly paradise as the world winds down around them.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter 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 of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Besides \u003ci\u003eAt Play in the Fields of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Award, he has published six other works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eFar Tortuga\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKilling Mister Watson\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Matthiessen's parallel career as a naturalist and explorer has resulted in numerous widely acclaimed books of nonfiction, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Tree Where Man Was Born\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and\u003ci\u003e The Snow Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e, which won it. He died in 2014.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503320666386,"sku":"9780394756677","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_657605ed-07a7-47a0-a743-6a263ae9fa18.jpg?v=1730788280","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/far-tortuga-9780394756677","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}