As if this is not challenging enough, scattered every few pages is an old letter an article from the Toronto Review For History And The Humanities, Vol 1:1, 1954 a postcard from Brazil a three-page, handwritten letter torn from a yellow legal pad a paper napkin from the Pronghorn Java coffee shop on which is inked a complex map a paper compass and a saint’s card on which is printed a quote from WM Straka: “A person is no more and no less than the story of his passion and deeds. That novel comes with several inserts ranging from photographs, telegrams, newspaper clippings and even a map drawn on napkin. Straka in Czech and translated into English by F. He does not seem to be the captain of the vessel. Abrams and Doug Dorst contains a fictional novel entitled Ship of Theseus purportedly written by the author V. The novel has dark shades of Graham Greene, Kafka and a faint whisper of HP Lovecraft, but on every single page are handwritten notes in the margins, notes written by two literature students who do not meet, but communicate through the book, by taking it out of the library, writing in the margins, then returning it for the other to read. Ship of Theseus Wiki 111 pages Explore Wiki Content Community Sign In Register in: Book Characters Maelstrom Edit Maelstrom supervises operations of the unnamed vessel which transports S. The novel, which was translated by FX Caldeira, involves a character called S, who may or may not be Straka, who is kidnapped and awakes on a ship marked “S” in which the 19 crew have their lips stitched shut.

The novel inside is titled The Ship Of Theseus by VM Straka, a mysterious Czech author from the 1930s who was rumoured to have been involved in all manner of dark deeds from arson to murder. Straka (Author) 27 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 102.99 12 Used from 44.50 1 Collectible from 79.99 This is a 2013 book intentionally made to look like a 1949 book.

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