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The Wreck of the Batavia and Prosper In , the Batavia was wrecked on a coral archipelago fifty miles from the Australian continent. Most of the people on board survived, only to become victims of a visionary psychopath who, with the help of a dozen followers, organised a methodical massacre of the hapless community. Simon Leys travelled. Following the wreck's discovery some forty years ago, Simon Leys travelled to the site. This is his riveting account of the shipwreck and its brutal aftermath. As well as a narrative of the disaster, it is also a subtle consideration of the nature of totalitarianism and our susceptibility to its visionary ideologues/10(). The Wreck of the Batavia and Prosper by Simon Leys. Black Inc., $ pb, pp,

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Following the wreck's discovery some forty years ago, Simon Leys travelled to the site. This is his riveting account of the shipwreck and its brutal aftermath. As well as a narrative of the disaster, it is also a subtle consideration of the nature of totalitarianism and our susceptibility to its visionary ideologues. The Wreck of the Batavia and Prosper by Simon Leys. Black Inc., $ pb, pp, The wreck of the Batavia Prosper by Leys, Simon, Publication date Topics Batavia (Ship), Shipwrecks, Shipwreck victims Publisher Melbourne: Black Inc.