North sun, or, The voyage of the whaleship Esther : a novel
(2025)
Fiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW FICTION/RUTHERFORD,E
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Details
PUBLISHED
Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum ; Austin, Texas : /A Strange Object, 2025
©2025
©2025
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
x, 387 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781646053582, 1646053583, 9781646053582
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Set in 1878, this novel follows the crew of the whaling ship Esther as they depart from New Bedford to hunt whales in the Pacific and the Arctic's Chukchi Sea. As the voyage progresses, the sailors encounter increasingly harsh and mysterious natural forces. Combining elements of a traditional sea narrative with mythic and environmental themes, the story explores humanity's relationship with nature and the consequences of exploitation
National Book Award Finalist, 2025