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At Play in the Fields of the Lord is a 1965 novel by Peter Matthiessen. [1] A film adapted from the book was released in 1991. A 2009 audiobook version was read by actor Anthony Heald. It was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction.
- Peter Matthiessen
- 1965
With At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Matthiessen creates a chaotic world in a South American rain forest, a world featuring a collection of failed characters in a variety of minor conflicts. Missionaries (one Catholic, two others best defined as anti-Catholic) battle for the minds of the Indians.
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Complete summary of Peter Matthiessen's At Play in the Fields of the Lord. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of At Play in the Fields of the Lord.
About At Play in the Fields of the Lord. In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash in this novel from the National Book Award-winning author. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity.
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Dec 3, 1991 · At Play in the Fields of the Lord. Paperback – December 3, 1991. by Peter Matthiessen (Author) 4.2 434 ratings. See all formats and editions. In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash in this novel from the National Book Award-winning author.
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- Peter Matthiessen
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- Vintage
Dec 6, 1991 · The most striking image in Peter Matthiessen’s novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord describes an Amazonian Indian, standing in the center of a forest clearing, defiantly raising his bow and arrow against an airplane that flies between himself and the sun.
A Hector Babenco Film. Released December 1991. The setting of At Play in the Fields of the Lord is the Amazon rain forest. The principal characters are two American soldiers of fortune, four fundamentalist missionaries, and an isolated tribe, the Niaruna, who have never been contacted by outsiders. The story develops as the main characters ...
