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Bone by Bone Peter Matthiessen

Bone by Bone By Peter Matthiessen

Bone by Bone by Peter Matthiessen


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Summary

The last book in the Mr Watson trilogy, it charts his rise as an entrepreneurial sugarcane farmer in the wilds of the Everglades, and brings to life an anti-hero possessing both a complex character and profound humanity.

Bone by Bone Summary

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.

Bone by Bone Reviews

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 *

About Peter Matthiessen

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.

Additional information

GOR005641674
9781860466687
1860466680
Bone by Bone by Peter Matthiessen
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
19990520
416
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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