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((short description|1979 novel by Peter Benchley))
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'''''The Island''''' is a novel by [[Peter Benchley]], published in 1979 by [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] & Co. It is about a journalist and his son who are captured by a band of modern-day pirates in the [[Caribbean]], who [[Brainwashing|brainwash]] the boy and groom him to become leader of the pirate band. In 1980, it was made into a [[The Island (1980 film)|film adaptation under the same title]], directed by [[Michael Ritchie (film director)|Michael Ritchie]].

==Plot summary==
Blair Maynard, a divorced journalist in [[New York City]], decides to write a story about the unexplained disappearance of yachts and other small boats in the [[Caribbean]], hoping to debunk theories about the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. 

He has week-end custody of his preadolescent son Justin, and decides to mix a vacation with work, taking his son along. They fly from [[Miami]] to the [[Turks and Caicos]] island chain but, while on a fishing trip, are captured by a band of pirates. The pirates have remained undetected since the establishment of their [[pirate enclave]] by [[Jean-David Nau]], the notorious buccaneer [[François l'Olonnais|L'Olonnais]], in 1671. They have become a lost colony.

The pirates have a [[constitution]] of sorts, called the Covenant, and have a cruel but workable society. They raise any children they capture to ensure the survival of the colony, but kill anyone over the age of thirteen years. In short order, Justin is [[Brainwashing|brain-wash]]ed and groomed to lead the pirate band, much to Maynard's horror. Maynard tries repeatedly to escape, and finally attracts the attention of the passing [[United States Coast Guard]] cutter ''New Hope.'' The pirates attack and capture it, but Maynard is able to use a [[machine gun]] aboard to kill most of the pirates and to win Justin's and his own freedom.

==Film adaptation==
[[The Island (1980 film)|''The Island'']], a film directed by [[Michael Ritchie (filmmaker)|Michael Ritchie]], was based upon the book; Benchley wrote the screenplay.  It starred [[Michael Caine]] and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], opened to negative reviews and was considered a box office flop.

==References==
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[[Category:Novels about journalists]]
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