Ship of fools. Porter K.

Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980)-American writer, journalist, public figure, laureate of the Pulitzer and National Book Prize.

The life of the writer resembles an action -packed romance. Tearing the bonds of marriage with her husband-Tiran, Katherine tries his hand as a provincial actress, works as a journalist-leads a column of theatrical criticism and secular chronicles in a small newspaper, appears either in Denver, then in New York, works as a “literary black man”, writes stories for children. In Mexico, he meets the activists of the left movement, acts as an active critic of Catholicism. He teaches at Stanford, Michigan, Texas Universities.

The novel “Ship of Fools”, published in 1962, brings her all American glory, strengthened by the adaptation of Stanley Kramer (1965). In the twice Oscar -winning film, stars of the first magnitude starred - Vivien Lee, Simon Signor, Lee Marvin.

passengers of the Giant Liner "Vera" cross the ocean, heading for Europe.

A journey from the past to the future is seen by them a good chance to leave everything bad behind, to solve all problems, as if by the wave of a magic wand. People fall in love, quarrel, philosophize, make plans for life. But not all passengers of this miracle wir are waiting on the other side of luck and happiness...