The Wreck of the Batavia & Prosper by Simon Leys, Simon Leys

The Wreck of the Batavia & Prosper

Simon Leys, Simon Leys

111 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical history reflective tense slow-paced
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This book also includes Leys’ elegiac essay, Prosper, recalling a summer when he joined the crew of a tuna-fishing boat from Brittany, one of the last boats still working under sail. This remarkable piece vividly evokes the traditions, hardships a...

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