Synopses & Reviews
Philip Caputos passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writers life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa.
In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputos essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing that made him famous. In “The Ahab Complex,” Caputo recalls a life-and-death struggle off the coast of Florida with a giant blue marlin whose quarter-ton body “lit up as if a gigantic light had flashed in the water.” He recounts his travels in Kenyas largest national park among the only lions to have a natural tendency to stalk and eat human beings, and how their gruesome escapades invaded his dreams. In “The Last of the Big Open,” he reflects on a harrowing trip down the Alaskan river that nearly claimed his sons life, natures indifference to human loss, and an evocative account of letting go.
In the Shadows of the Morning is a fascinating journey through a lifetime of profound experiences. Adventurers and lovers of great writing will welcome this collection of finely crafted essays by one of Americas best writers.
Philip Caputo is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of several critically acclaimed novels and works of nonfiction, including Delcorsos Gallery, Exiles, The Voyage, Means of Escape, Indian Country, Equation for Evil, and the national best seller A Rumor of War, praised as the most accurate portrayal of combat yet written.
Review
"Always a throughtful, intelligent writer."--
New York Times"A master storyteller."--Daily News
"Caputo is an extremely good writer."--The New Yorker
"Caputo's troubled, searching meditations are among the most eloquent I have read in modern literature."--William Styron, author of Sophie's Choice
Synopsis
This collection showcases Caputo's essays of worldwide adventure, each imbuedwith the powerful and memorable writing that made him famous.
Synopsis
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author's adventures across the world.
About the Author
Philip Caputo is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of several critically acclaimed novels and works of nonfiction, including Delcorso's Gallery, Exiles, The Voyage, Means of Escape, Indian Country, Equation for Evil, and the national best-seller A Rumor of War, praised as the most accurate portrayal of combat yet written. He lives in Connecticut.