Bone by Bone by Peter Matthiessen

Bone by Bone by Peter Matthiessen

In this magnificent novel, which is the conclusion to the celebrated Watson trilogy, E.J. Watson tells his own story, through his turbulent life, to his death at the hands of vigilantes. From his destitute childhood in South Carolina, and the terrible events which haunt him for the rest of his days, the narrative shifts to the wilds of the Florida Everglades. Here, Watson establishes himself as a successful sugar-cane farmer, trying in vain to escape his past, and the uncontrollable, vicious side of his nature which is ultimately his downfall. Intelligent, a devoted husband and a lover, a stern father and a man capable of cruelty and cold-blooded murder, Watson is a character staggeringly real in his complexity. Bone by Bone confronts not only the racism, brutality and entrepeneurial greed of the American South at the turn of the century but also the paradox at the heart of human nature: our capacity for fierce love, compassion and unspeakable violence.

A profound and convincing account of our battle with both inner and outer external nature, and of the violence we have done to the world and to ourselves * The Times *
One of our best writers -- Don Delillo
A masterpiece about human degradation.. The Watson Trilogy... is a work of flawed and uncommon genius * The Globe and Mail *

Peter Matthiessen was a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. He died in 2014, aged 86.

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ISBN 13	9781860466687
ISBN 10	1860466680
Title	Bone by Bone
Author	Peter Matthiessen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	1999-05-20
Number of pages	416
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