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The nigger of the Narcissus : a tale of the sea / Joseph Conrad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- West Indians--England--Fiction.
- West Indians.
- Tuberculosis--Patients--Fiction.
- Tuberculosis.
- Terminally ill--Fiction.
- Terminally ill.
- Ocean travel--Fiction.
- Ocean travel.
- Black people--Fiction.
- Black people.
- London (England)--Fiction.
- London (England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- [Auckland, New Zealand] : The Floating Press, 1914.
- Summary:
- Often overlooked because of its controversial title, this novel from Joseph Conrad features a black West Indian protagonist, James Wait, who serves as a sailor on the merchant vessel known as Narcissus. Wait is overcome with illness on the voyage from Bombay to London, and the crew's reaction to his condition speaks volumes about differences in social class, psychology, and culture. A must-read for fans of maritime adventure tales, as well as for readers who appreciate Conrad's finely...
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; To My Readers in America; Preface; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-77651-571-4
- OCLC:
- 701704950
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