The Ordinary Seaman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802135483)

The Ordinary Seaman, the second novel from acclaimed writer Francisco Goldman is a lyrical and spellbinding story of hope, despair, and the promise of love. The ordinary seaman is Esteban, a 19-year-old veteran of the war in Nicaragua, who has come to America with 14 other men to form the crew of the Urus. Docked on a desolate Brooklyn pier, the Urus is a wreck, and the men, without the means to return home, become its prisoners. Esteban, haunted by the loss of his first love in the war, gradually works up the courage to escape the ship and start a new life in the city. His story and those of his shipmates come to life, illuminating the conflicts and triumphs of the human heart.

Author: Francisco Goldman
ISBN-10: 080213548X
ISBN-13: 9780802135483
Publisher: Grove Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/1998
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.51w x 1.09d
Award: PEN/Faulkner Award - Nominee
Award: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/24/1998 pg. 20