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Bone by Bone

by Peter Matthiessen

ISBN: 0375501029
ISBN-13: 9780375501029
Format: Hardcover

Summary

The third novel about Matthiessen's Mr. Watson, this one told from his own point of view.

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"Since, as readers of the previous books, we know the story, the novel sometimes seems to be trudging through old business....But the latter half shifts back toward the eerie energy of the first book....Hearing the story from Watson himself, we know pretty much what he did and didn't do. Yet Matthiessen has Watson tell enough lies to keep us off balance." -- Roger Gathman

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.7 pounds
Pages: 410

Publisher's Notes

Although it stands alone, "Bone by Bone" is the conclusion and capstone of the Watson trilogy as well as a true literary tour de force. Matthiessen brings his anti-hero to life with a complexity of character and profound humanity that establishes this novel as a modern classic.

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