The nigger of the Narcissus : a tale of the sea / / Joseph Conrad
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| Autore: |
Conrad Joseph <1857-1924.>
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| Titolo: |
The nigger of the Narcissus : a tale of the sea / / Joseph Conrad
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| Pubblicazione: | [Auckland, New Zealand] : , : The Floating Press, , 1914 |
| 2010 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823.914 |
| Soggetto topico: | West Indians - England |
| Tuberculosis - Patients | |
| Terminally ill | |
| Ocean travel | |
| Black people | |
| Soggetto geografico: | London (England) Fiction |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Title; Contents; To My Readers in America; Preface; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Nigger of the Narcissus |
| ISBN: | 1-77651-571-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910809833903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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