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Ship of Fools
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Ship of Fools (1962) (edit title/settings)

by Katherine Anne Porter (Author) (edit contributors)

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The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Bremerhaven, Germany. The passenger list is long and portentous, and includes a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests, and a host of others. This ship... read more

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The port town of Veracruz is a purgatory between land and sea for the traveler, but the people who live there are very fond of themselves and the town they have helped to make.

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This is book 1 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1962. (authoritative list)

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  1. Katherine Anne Porter (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1962
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 497

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