At Play in the Fields of the Lord

In the heart of a malarial outpost in the South American rainforest, two contrasting figures, Martin Quarrier and Lewis Moon, find themselves in conflict. Quarrier seeks to convert the elusive Niaruna Indians to Christianity, while Moon, a stateless mercenary with Indigenous roots, aims to eliminate them for a local comandante. Peter Matthiessen’s novel unfolds as an electrifying moral thriller that delves into the complexities of spiritual experience and the unsettling realities of cultural genocide.