The Fisherman's Son Paperback by Michael Koepf

Product Details

• Publisher: Crown (1999-09-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 304 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780767902458
• Item Weight: 345.87 grams
• Dimensions: 21.59 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm

Drifting in a life raft off the northern California coast after a horrifying shipwreck, Neil Kruger retreats from his fear by recalling scenes from his childhood. He finds solace in memories of his father, a taciturn man who introduced him to the fisherman's life; his mother, who worked at the local cannery to keep the family fed; and a host of local fishermen, whose battles with the sea become for Neil both a model and a tragic foreshadowing of his own fate.

At once a stunning evocation of a dying world and an intimate story of a troubled family, The Fisherman's Son is a triumphant and utterly authentic novel about our lifelines to childhood and the pull of the sea.

About the Author

Michael Köepf worked for nineteen years as a commercial fisherman, the same trade as that of his father and brothers. Formerly a journalist and a teacher, he is currently writing a screenplay on Lewis and Clark for Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks SKG. Köepf lives in Elk, California.