[Gutenberg 17731] • The Nigger Of The "Narcissus": A Tale Of The Forecastle
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- Authors
- Conrad, Joseph
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Tags
- west indians -- england -- fiction , london (england) -- fiction , terminally ill -- fiction , psychological fiction , classics , blacks -- fiction , sea stories , tuberculosis -- patients -- fiction , ocean travel -- fiction
- ISBN
- 9781521959022
- Date
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.16 MB
- Lang
- en
*The Nigger of the Narcissus* is a magnificent saga of suspense, compassion, and elemental beauty--the voyage of a trim and gallant sailing ship and the tormented men who sailed her.
Into this tumultuous novel Joseph Conrad crowds some of his most unforgettable characters. There is James Wait--The "Nigger" of the *Narcissus* \--who bullied and beguiled his shipmates with his impending death; Belfast, whose Irish pugnacity and gentle devotion to Wait earned him universal respect; Wamibo, a dreamy and disheveled giant; the Cook who preached hellfire and brimstone to save the Nigger's soul' the venomous Donkin, discoursing on the rights of men; and old Singleton--wise, barbaric, and serene.
Caught in a mortal struggle against the awesome fury of the sea, the *Narcissus* is the scene of raging hate and unpredictable tenderness, a maelstrom of emotions hurling the crew toward mutiny and disaster.