Description
Two South American fishermen, Bolivar and Hector, set out on a routine trip that quickly curdles into catastrophe when a violent storm leaves them stranded at sea. As days stretch into nights, their survival becomes a crucible for contrasting worldviews—Bolivar’s hard, skeptical pragmatism against Hector’s stubborn need to believe in something larger than himself. Partly rooted in true events, this haunting novel pushes the body and the mind to their limits, turning the ocean into both a physical threat and a vast, philosophical space. With Lynch’s spare, lyrical intensity—short, deliberate sentences and a relentless sense of pressure—*Beyond the Sea* explores faith and doubt, coercion and choice, and what it means to endure when the horizon offers no comfort.
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paperback
Oneworld Publications
Published Jan 1, 2019
192 pages
ISBN: 9781786076496
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First Published
2019
Language
eng
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