Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter [FIRST EDITION] 1962 • Atlantic Monthly Press

Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter

FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1962] ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS • LITTLE BROWN

Vintage hardcover with dust jacket in very condition.

Dust jacket shows wear and some creasing; but is overall clean, crisp and in tact; now housed in a new archival quality jacket protector.  Original jacket price in tact on front panel.

Book itself is pristine.  Gorgeous.  Looks and reads like new.  * signature of orig. owner on front endpaper.

National Book Award Finalist.  The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Germany. Passengers include a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests. This ship of fools is a crucible of intense experience, out of which everyone emerges forever changed. Rich in incident, passion, and treachery, the novel explores themes of nationalism, cultural and ethnic pride, and basic human frailty that are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1962.