An Iceland Fisherman by Pierre Loti
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"An Iceland Fisherman" by Pierre Loti is a novel published in 1886. It follows Breton fishermen who sail each summer to the dangerous Iceland cod grounds, depicting their romantic yet inevitably sad lives. Loti combines French realism with literary impressionism, using simple vocabulary to awaken deep sensations. The novel features humble working-class characters facing everyday incidents of love and separation, but its greatest strength lies in its striking depictions of nature as
an all-powerful, blind force dominating the drama of human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Cambon, Jules, 1845-1935 |
| Uniform Title | Pêcheur d'Islande. English |
| Title | An Iceland Fisherman |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Iceland_Fisherman |
| Note | Translation from French of Pêcheur d'Islande |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Fishers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Iceland -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2196 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-02196-6 |
| Release Date | Mar 26, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 534 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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