num_pages: 512
description: The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Germany. Passengers include a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests. This ship of fools is a crucible of intense experience, out of which everyone emerges forever changed. Rich in incident, passion, and treachery, the novel explores themes of nationalism, cultural and ethnic pride, and basic human frailty that are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1962.
language: English
title: Ship of Fools
titlecomplete: Ship of Fools
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Historical, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Female Authors, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 2705
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Back Bay Books