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In the Palm of Darkness

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From a hot new Caribbean writer comes a resplendent piece of writing that brings throbbingly to life ... a world in which the magical and the occult flourish, and the gritty reality of ordinary life can also achieve a glorious sensualityThe Quest for an Elusive Amphibian in the Mountains of violence-torn Haiti brings together an unlikely pair of hunters -- American herpetologist Victor Grigg and his Haitian guide Thierry Adrien -- whose individual stories unfold and intertwine in a mesmerizing tale of love, sex, and fraternal rivalry; the propagation and extinction of species in the natural world; and the mysterious forces of nature that govern the fate of all living creatures.A dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction. -- The New YorkerA dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction. -- The New YorkerA work of enormous beauty, violence, and unsentimental grace.... Montero writes with fire and acid. -- Boston Globe

Language: English

Pages: 181

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release: May 01, 1997

ISBN: 0060187034

ISBN 13: 9780060187033

In the Palm of Darkness

3.3/5 ( ratings)

From a hot new Caribbean writer comes a resplendent piece of writing that brings throbbingly to life ... a world in which the magical and the occult flourish, and the gritty reality of ordinary life can also achieve a glorious sensualityThe Quest for an Elusive Amphibian in the Mountains of violence-torn Haiti brings together an unlikely pair of hunters -- American herpetologist Victor Grigg and his Haitian guide Thierry Adrien -- whose individual stories unfold and intertwine in a mesmerizing tale of love, sex, and fraternal rivalry; the propagation and extinction of species in the natural world; and the mysterious forces of nature that govern the fate of all living creatures.A dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction. -- The New YorkerA dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction. -- The New YorkerA work of enormous beauty, violence, and unsentimental grace.... Montero writes with fire and acid. -- Boston Globe

Language: English

Pages: 181

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release: May 01, 1997

ISBN: 0060187034

ISBN 13: 9780060187033

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