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Ship of Fools by Porter

The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Germany. Passengers include a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests. This ship of fools is a crucible of intense experience, out of which everyone emerges forever changed. Rich in incident, passion, and treachery, the novel explores themes of nationalism, cultural and ethnic pride, and basic human frailty that are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1962.

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Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was a well-known American short-story and essay writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, a National Book Award, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal Award for Fiction for her short story collections and novel Ship of Fools.

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ISBN 13 9780316713900
ISBN 10 0316713902
Title Ship of Fools
Author Porter
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 1984-05-30
Number of pages 497
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.