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Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. Hardcover book is in new, never been read condition. Dust jacket is in like new condition. Very minor shelf wear on edges of dust jacket. Inside of book pages are crisp and clean, no stains. ISBN# 0871136716. 1997 edition. 387 pages long. Approx: 9 by 6 by 1. Publisher: Atlantic Montly Books. Additional pictures of condition are always available. Book Description: A voyage of the damned, albeit on a ship that never sails, is the framing concept of this powerful narrative. Fifteen desperate men lured from Central America by the promise of work aboard a freighter find themselves trapped on a rusting, rat- and roach-infested hulk without plumbing, heat or electricity, abandoned at an isolated Brooklyn pier. Placated by the promise that they will eventually be paid, the crew work for six months under horrifying conditions: half starved, filthy, sick and humiliated, they're victims of their own poverty and the chicanery of others. When Esteban surreptitiously leaves the ship and prowls the ethnic neighborhoods of Brooklyn in search of food and succor, the story opens out and presents a fascinating picture of a corner of America as seen through unsophisticated eyes. While this is surely a saga of betrayal and exploitation, Goldman maintains a note of cautious optimism about the resourcefulness of men pushed to the brink of despair, and about the determined search for both love and new life in a difficult new land. Goldman's second novel (following Long Night of White Chickens, LJ 6/1/92) is a tightly woven tapestry of the lives of 15 Central American men brought to New York to rehabilitate an aging cargo ship and then abandoned to winter's vicissitudes by its unscrupulous owners. The story focuses on young Esteban, a former Sandinista guerrilla whose past life included a melodramatic love affair with a doomed fellow guerrilla, and Bernardo, a ne'er-do-well older waiter whose family has broken contact with him and who dreams of regaining their faith through his schemes. Marooned in Brooklyn harbor aboard their "ghost" ship, the men forage for food, stealing when necessary.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
  • Bookseller Aldergrove Books CA (CA)
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0871136716
  • ISBN 13 9780871136718
  • Publisher Atlantic Monthly Press
  • Date Published 1997
  • Keywords Ordinary, Seaman, Goldman, Francisco, Atlantic, Hardcover Book,

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New York. 1997. February 1997. Atlantic Monthly Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0871136716. 387 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by John Gall. Jacket photograph by Sebastiao Salgado. keywords: Literature Latino Ethnic America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Francisco Goldman won accolades and international recognition with his stunning first novel, THE LONG NIGHT OF WHITE CHICKENS, the winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and a finalist for a PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. In THE ORDINARY SEAMAN, his incredible talents are again brought to the fore in an unsettling and beautiful story about life, death, and love. The ordinary seaman is Esteban, a nineteen-year-old veteran of the war in Nicaragua who has come to America with fourteen other men to form the crew of the boat Urus. Docked on a desolate Brooklyn pier, the Unis turns out to be a wreck, the men - without the ability to return to their homes - become its prisoners, and the city of New York is transformed into a mysterious and… Read More
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Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. First Edition with full number line. Slight rubbing to jacket; else a near fine copy as issued. [10], 387 pages. Author's second book; novel concerning a naval veteran of the contra wars in Central America and the crew of a doomed ship moored at a pier in Brooklyn. Boldly signed by Goldman in blue ink on title page (over imprint).
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Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The author’s signature can be found on the title page. The binding suffers minor to moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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