Ship of Fools

Type

Book

Authors

Katherine Anne Porter

ISBN 10

0316713902

ISBN 13

9780316713900

Tags

Contemporary, Literary

Description

The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Germany. Passengers include a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests. This ship of fools is a crucible of intense experience, out of which everyone emerges forever changed. Rich in incident, passion, and treachery, the novel explores themes of nationalism, cultural and ethnic pride, and basic human frailty that are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1962. - from Amzon

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