{"product_id":"the-ordinary-seaman-9780802135483","title":"The Ordinary Seaman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this acclaimed novel, the Pulitzer Prize-finalist explores the perils, passions, and adventures of a young Nicaraguan immigrant trapped in Brooklyn.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1980s, teenage Sandinista soldier and avowed communist Esteban Gaitán leaves Nicaragua to begin a new life in America. He soon arrives on a desolate Brooklyn pier with fourteen other men to form the crew of the ship Urus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElias and Mark, the owners of the Urus, hold the men captive, forcing them to work in a vain attempt to make the rotting vessel seaworthy. Without the means to return home, Esteban remains a virtual prisoner, haunted by the loss of the woman he loved during the war. Eventually learning how to sneak off the ship, he makes nocturnal forays into Brooklyn, where he meets a Mexican immigrant named Joaquina, and begins to plot his permanent escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentering his novel around Esteban, but also telling the stories of his fellow landlocked sailors, Francisco Goldman proves once again that he is \"a major talent of great style and soul\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Often very funny . . . Here, a corner of Brooklyn becomes the exotic and foreign experience, and through Esteban's eyes it is as mysterious and alluring as Tangiers.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802135483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.51w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e PEN\/Faulkner Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/24\/1998 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Francisco Goldman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53023141134517,"sku":"9780802135483","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780802135483.jpg?v=1787665950","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ordinary-seaman-9780802135483","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}