The Eighth Continent

About the Book

"In brilliantly depicting the 'hazards and delusions of foreign service life'…Gould assembles his three-part story around a theme of tragedy and retribution. A poweful and haunting resolution ties toghether "the many networks of people in their life'. Gould handles exotic settings and character portrayal with impressive skill." —Publisher's Weekly

"Marvelous reportage on some far places." —Kirkus Review

About the Author

Philip Gould of Charlottesville, Virginia, a native Chicagoan has been a journalist in New York and other U.S. cities, and a U.S. government information officer in Munich, Calcutta, Tel Aviv, Moscow, Amsterdam, Rabat and Washington. At the turn of the new century, his latest work has been published or is upcoming in a range of literary journals.