Son vacas, somos puercos

The emerging societies of the Caribbean in the 17th century were a riotous assembly of pirates, aristocrats, revolutionaries, and rogues--outcasts and fortune seekers all. In this work, acclaimed Mexican novelist Boullosa animates this world of bloody chaos through the eyes of young Jean Smeeks, kidnapped in Flanders at age 13 and sold into indentured servitude on Tortuga, the mythical Treasure Island.