The Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Sea

Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... The Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Sea Author:Conrad, Joseph Publisher:Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Release Date:1926 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 2345923 Notes: No jacket. Bookplate on front endpaper. 1926 Hard Cover. xvi, 173 pp. 8vo. A novella by the author most well-known for Heart of Darkness, and acclaimed for his nautical fiction in general. Includes the original preface, which is considered a significant piece of writing itself, as an example of literary impressionism. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born British novelist, who became a British subject in 1886. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical or seaboard setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Conrad was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature. While some of his works have a strain of romanticism, he is viewed as a precursor of modernist literature. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors. Films have been adapted from or inspired by Conrad's Victory, Lord Jim, The Secret Agent, An Outcast of the Islands, The Rover, The Shadow Line, The Duel, Heart of Darkness, and Nostromo. Writing in the heyday of the British Empire, Conrad drew upon his experiences in the French and later the British Merchant Navy to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a worldwide empire while also plumbing the depths of the human soul. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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