Blue of Capricorn [Paperback]

Eugene Burdick (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mutual Publishing (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935180362
• ISBN-13: 978-0935180367
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,700,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rare valuable and accurate view of the Pacific, March 8, 2002

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divad sorcron (Oahu) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue of Capricorn (Paperback)

This book has many factual chapters about the Pacific Region, and five tales that are representative of some elements of the area. The Black and the White is arguably one of the most important fictional stories of the Pacific: A French man who escaped the wretchedness of his nation to discover that his adopted culture was heartbreakingly shallow. It is one of those few stories that will leave you thinking, and you may very well read again and again. It was a great loss when Burdick died at a relatively young age.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific overview of Pacific cultures and Geography, April 4, 1999

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[e-mail] Jim Campbell (Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue of Capricorn (Paperback)

A great example of a excellent book that could become a classic without being confused with world literature. A strait forward discription of the South Seas and their peoples and geography(how coral attols and volcanic islands are formed) without being dry, but rather using it to help the reader better understand the stories he has to tell. Anyone who loves the South Seas and the stories of Jack London and Somerset Maugham will love this book. It is the #1 book I have everyone read that comes to visit me. I always receive five thumbs up.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of short stories about the South Pacific., November 20, 1998

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[e-mail] (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue of Capricorn (Paperback)

I read this book first in 1966. Today I'm buying a new copy. It's a collection of unusual short stories about the South Pacific. Most, if not all, are true and will capture your heart and make you yearn to go there.