The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett
Capturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration—the mid-nineteenth century romance with the Arctic—Andrea Barrett's compelling novel tells the story of a fateful expedition. Through the eyes of the ship's scholar-naturalist, Erasmus Darwin Wells, we encounter the Narwhal's crew, its commander, and the far-north culture of the Esquimaux. In counterpoint, we meet the women left behind in Philadelphia, explorers only in imagination. Together, those who travel and those who stay weave a web of myth and mystery, finally discovering what they had not sought, the secrets of their own hearts.
"Breathes with a contemporary urgency, an exhilarating adventure novel…A genuine page turner that long lingers in the mind" -- Philip Graham - Chicago Tribune
"Breathtaking…exquisitely written in every way…fully worthy of the massive, dangerous subject it undertakes." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"[B]oth cunningly cerebral and hair-raisingly visceral…This is an astonishingly good book by a writer we must declare as major." -- Newsday
"A wonderful book in the truest sense of the word—wonder-filled." -- USA Today
"This novel takes off over the sea, straight out of history and into tragedy…We get to luxuriate in the promise of retribution and in finely calibrated, persuasive prose." -- The New Yorker
"Stunning…Barrett shows the arrogance and delusion that drove the age of exploration better than any nonfiction book could." -- Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Times
"Breathtaking…exquisitely written in every way…fully worthy of the massive, dangerous subject it undertakes." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"[B]oth cunningly cerebral and hair-raisingly visceral…This is an astonishingly good book by a writer we must declare as major." -- Newsday
"A wonderful book in the truest sense of the word—wonder-filled." -- USA Today
"This novel takes off over the sea, straight out of history and into tragedy…We get to luxuriate in the promise of retribution and in finely calibrated, persuasive prose." -- The New Yorker
"Stunning…Barrett shows the arrogance and delusion that drove the age of exploration better than any nonfiction book could." -- Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Times
Andrea Barrett is the author of the National Book Award–winning Ship Fever and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Servants of the Map, among other works of fiction. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Award, she lives in the Adirondacks.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393319507 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393319504 |
| Title | The Voyage of the Narwhal |
| Author | Andrea Barrett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 1999-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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