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Set in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos--one who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. Now the basis for a major motion picture.
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Description Martin Quarrier is an earnest, well-meaning, but seriously misguided missionary who wants to convert an Amazonian Indian tribe to Christianity. Lewis Moon is an American Indian turned mercenary who has been hired to wipe them out. Matthiessen's now classic novel is not only an engrossing story but a protest against the missionary urge to inflict "civilized" gods and ways of life on "primitive" tribes--an eloquent plea for respect for the beliefs and ethos of others.
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Set in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos--one who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. Now the basis for a major motion picture.
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Easton Press, 2001. Collector's Edition, Signed by Author. Binding: Full Leather. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Size: 8vo - over 7.75" - 9.75" tall. A handsome dark grey leather Collector's Edition of this author's famous work, signed by the author. With moire silk endpapers, gold-gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. By the author of "Lost Man's River" and "The Snow Leopard" for which he won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1979. One...
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We found 30 used copies, 4 new copies, and 2 collectible copies of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780679737414)
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Set in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos--one who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. Now the basis for a major motion picture.
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Random House, New York. 1965. Hardcover. Good Condition. No Jacket.
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Set in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos--one who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. Now the basis for a major motion picture.
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In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the fearful and elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on the behalf of the local comandante . Out of their struggle Peter Matthiessen has created an electrifying moral thriller, a novel of Conradian richness that explores both the varieties of spiritual experience and...
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Book Details MATTHIESSEN, PETER. At Play in the Fields of the Lord. New York: Random House 1965. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. An early edition of this popular book. A clean, unread copy. A finalist for the National Book Award and one of the author's better known books, thanks to the movie of the same name. Signed by Peter Matthiessen on a laid in bookplate. [Book #23089] Price: $250.00 save 10%$225.00 View full size image See all items in ARC/Uncorrected...
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord (Compact Disc)
Description Martin Quarrier is an earnest, well-meaning, but seriously misguided missionary who wants to convert an Amazonian Indian tribe to Christianity. Lewis Moon is an American Indian turned mercenary who has been hired to wipe them out. Matthiessen's now classic novel is not only an engrossing story but a protest against the missionary urge to inflict "civilized" gods and ways of life on "primitive" tribes--an eloquent plea for respect for the beliefs and ethos of others.
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