Le Nègre du "Narcisse" by Joseph Conrad
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"Le Nègre du 'Narcisse'" by Joseph Conrad is a maritime novel published in 1897. The sailing ship Narcisse departs from Bombay bound for England with a diverse crew under Captain Allistoun's command. Among them is James Wait, the sole Black sailor, who falls ill during the voyage. As the ship faces a violent storm off the Cape and tensions rise toward mutiny, the crew must endure physical and psychological trials that test
their unity and survival in the unforgiving sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Humières, Robert d', 1868-1915 |
| Title | Le Nègre du "Narcisse" |
| Original Publication | France: Gallimard, 1913, reprint 1960. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_N%C3%A8gre_du_Narcisse |
| Credits | René Galluvot (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | London (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | West Indians -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Fiction |
| Subject | Terminally ill -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ocean travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Black people -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 70095 |
| Release Date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 347 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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