Paul Quarrington

Broschiertes Buch

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle

Seeking God, Quince Marmalade, and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands

Beschreibung

Poignant observation on a wide-ranging investigation of everything from blue-footed boobies, careerism, taxonomy, and the nature of creation to pirates and the precarious ecology of the Galapagos islands from the author of seven novels, including "The Spirit Cabinet."

Autor

Paul Quarrington is the author of seven novels, and is also an accomplished screenwriter. He won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his 1987 novel "King Leary," and his Governor General’s Award-winning novel "Whale Music" was made into a critically acclaimed feature film. (The Governor General Award is Canada’s most esteemed literary prize: other winners include Carol Shields and Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood.) His most recent novel is the "Spirit Cabinet", published in the US by Grove press in 2001.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greystone Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781550547016
• ISBN-10: 1550547011
• Artikelnr.: 22461216