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In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessel’s mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his era’s obsession with science and navigation. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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Paperback 514 Pages
ISBN-10: 0140259198
ISBN-13: 9780140259193
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Pub date: Nov 01, 1996
Dimensions: 21 cm x 14 cm x 4 cm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Audio Cassette
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