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In 1950, a young doctor named Norton Perina embarks on an adventurous journey with Paul Tallent, a renowned anthropologist, to uncover a hidden tribe on the remote Micronesian island of Ivu'ivu. What they discover is a tribe of exceptionally long-lived individuals, but they soon learn the price of eternal life. Perina, driven by scientific curiosity, becomes obsessed with a rare turtle, leading to a scientific triumph but also a personal tragedy. The novel explores themes of immortality, the consequences of scientific ambition, and the fragile nature of friendship, set against the backdrop of a legendary 1950s expedition in Micronesia.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Hanya Yanagihara
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