The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

Joseph Conrad wrote many stories and novellas about his sea voyages and adventures. The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' is one of the best works if his early period. The novella is narrated by a dying West Indian black sailor, James Wait, who talks about the dangers he encounters when travelling from Bombay to London on board of a merchant ship Narcissus. Wait is suffering from tuberculosis, as his condition worsens, the sailor's fate appears in the hands of ship's crew. The author explores many profound questions in this piece among which: the meaning of life, suffering, as well as the human's struggle for survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783962555696
Publisher:	Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Publication date:	10/09/2017
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	231
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	13 Years

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France