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The Traveler's Tree

By Bontempelli, Bruno & Coverdale, Linda

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A spellbinding and most unusual tale of desperation and suspense, and a modern fable reminiscent of Camus's classic, The Plague, The Traveler's Tree is at its core an exploration of man's nature. It is the story of the Entremetteuse, a ship in the doldrums, one mile off the coast of an achingly lush island. Barred from entering the island's cool harbors by an impenetrable reef and nearing starvation, the sailors struggle to find a way of approaching the unapproachable.

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ISBN
978-1-56584-150-5
Publisher
New Press


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Reviewed on November 15, 1994

With this translation-the author's first publication in English-readers will discover a challenging writer gifted in sus-taining suspense and establishing a convincing historical context. Here he creates the allegorical tale of the Entremetteuse, an imperiled 18th-century sailing ship. Fitted and supplied for exploration, she lies becalmed just offshore ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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