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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. From Florida’s swamps to its courtrooms, the New Yorker writer follows one deeply eccentric and oddly attractive... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Laroche: Add a description of this character.
- Martin Motes
- Bob Fuchs
- Lee Moore
- Chief Billie
- Buster
- Tom Fennell
- Frederick Sander
- Frank Smith
- Joseph Paxton
- Arnold
- R. F. Orchids
- Dewey
- Freddie
- Denise
- Tony
- Richard
- Chady
- Charles
- Andrew
- Gary
- Kerry
- Fred Fuchs
- Weedon
- James E. Billie
- Robert Perry
- Azadehdel
- Jane Daugherty
- Walter
- Fakahatchee
- Joseph Hooker
Setting & Locations edit
- Florida
- Miami
- Osceola
- Savilla
- England
- South America
- United States
- Peru
- Hollywood
- Naples
- West Palm Beach
- Homestead
- Europe
- Brazil
- India
- New York
- Japan
- Fakahatcher
- Colombia
- Thailand
- Mexico
- Madagascar
- California
- Roebelin
- Cattleya
- Seminoles
- London
- Chatsworth
- Krull-smith
- Asia
- Kew
- Venezuela
First Sentence edit
John Laroche is a tall guy, skinny as a stick, pale-eyed, slouch-shouldered, and sharply handsome, in spite of the fact that he is missing all his front teeth.
Table of Contents edit
The Millionaire's Hothouse
Cloning the Ghost
A Green Hell
Orchid Fever
A Mortal Occupation
Gorgeous
The Good Life
Anyone Can Grow Orchids
Plant Crimes
Barbecued Doves
Osceola's Head
Fortunes
A Kind of Direction
Bibliography
A Reader's Guide
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan Orlean (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Heinemann
Country: England
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0434007838
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Heinemann
Country: England
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0434007838
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 635.934409759
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