Seven-tenths by James Hamilton-Paterson

Seven-tenths by James Hamilton-Paterson

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A blend of literature and science which combines a description of the sea and its boundaries in our imaginations and an appreciation of its mysteries. These include special places such as reefs and lagoons and strange phenomena such as islands that never existed and yet appear on maps.

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Seven-tenths by James Hamilton-Paterson

A blend of literature and science which combines a description of the sea and its boundaries in our imaginations and an appreciation of its mysteries. These include special places such as reefs and lagoons and strange phenomena such as islands that never existed and yet appear on maps.

James Hamilton-Paterson is a British artist who lives and works in Italy. He is the author of many novels, including Loving Monsters and Gerontius, which won the Whitbread Best First Novel Award in 1989, as well as Seven-Tenths, a collection of essays about the lost majesty of the sea, and America's Boy, a study of Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines. He's also a regular contributor to Granta and the author of two poetry collections.

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ISBN 13 9780099160618
ISBN 10 0099160617
Title Seven-tenths
Author James Hamilton-Paterson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1993-05-20
Number of pages 269
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.