![]() ![]() The fugitive returns to the museum to investigate and finds no evidence of people being there during his absence. He points out that the conversations between Faustine and Morel repeat every week and fears he is going crazy.Īs suddenly as they appeared, the tourists vanish. He assumes she is ignoring him however, his encounters with the other tourists have the same result. The fugitive decides to approach her, but she does not react to him. She and another man, a bearded tennis player called Morel who visits her frequently, speak French among themselves. He spies on her and while doing so falls in love. All he knows is that the island is the focus of a strange disease whose symptoms are similar to radiation poisoning.Īmong the tourists is a woman who watches the sunset every day from the cliff on the west side of the island. He believes he is on the (fictional) island of Villings, a part of the Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu), but is not sure. The diary described the fugitive as a writer from Venezuela sentenced to life in prison. He retreats to the swamps while they take over the museum on top of the hill where he used to live. ![]() Although he considers their presence a miracle, he is afraid they will turn him in to the authorities. The fugitive starts a diary after tourists arrive on the desert island where he is hiding. First edition cover with an illustration of Faustine. ![]()
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