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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Coarse, brutal, and elementally powerful...It revives one s faith in the future of fiction. --Chicago Tribune — Inventive and extremely well-written...incredibly moving and disturbing...a remarkable performance. --San Francisco Chronicle — This book, written more than 20 yhears ago, is a classic set in the South American jungle and follows the cl...  more »
ISBN: 264005
Publication Date: 4/1976
Pages: 399
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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almost as good as The Snow Leopard, very cynical and funny and heartbreaking
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Interesting read..
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What a dissappointing book! I really expected much more, but it was really boring.
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This is one of the best books I have EVER read. Evangelical missionaries go into the jungle to save a savage Indian tribe. The local government is corrupt and there are mercenaries in the mix. I feel like I was there with them!


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