The orchid thief, Susan Orlean
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The orchid thief, Susan Orlean
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-284)
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individual biography
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The orchid thief
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Susan Orlean
Summary
A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean<U+2019>s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower<U+2014>the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii<U+2014>a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America<U+2019>s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida<U+2019>s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean<U+2014>and the reader<U+2014>will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion
Target audience
adult
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