| At Play in the Fields of the Lord Contributor(s): Matthiessen, Peter (Author), Heald, Anthony (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433299925 ISBN-13: 9781433299926 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Set in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringosone who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" (0.22 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the fearful and elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on behalf of the local commandante. Out of their struggle, Peter Matthiessen has created an electrifying moral thriller, a novel of Conradian richness that explores both the varieties of spiritual experience and the politics of cultural genocide. |
Contributor Bio(s): Matthiessen, Peter: - Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) was the author of more than thirty books, including the New York Times bestseller The Snow Leopard. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1974. He was cofounder of the Paris Review and won two National Book Awards, the 2000 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities, and the 2010 Spiros Vergos Prize for Freedom of Expression. Heald, Anthony: -Anthony Heald, an Audie Award-winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television's Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his family. |