The nigger of the "Narcissus" : A tale of the forecastle by Joseph Conrad
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"The Nigger of the 'Narcissus': A Tale of the Forecastle" by Joseph Conrad is a novella published in 1897. Aboard the merchant ship Narcissus sailing from Bombay to London, a dying West Indian sailor named James Wait stirs both sympathy and suspicion among the crew. When a violent storm capsizes the ship and calm winds trap them at sea, tensions mount as some believe Wait himself is cursed. Conrad explores solidarity and
self-interest within this floating microcosm of society, examining how humanitarian feelings can both unite and divide men facing the sea's indifferent power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | The nigger of the "Narcissus" : A tale of the forecastle |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nigger_of_the_%22Narcissus%22 |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | London (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | West Indians -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Fiction |
| Subject | Terminally ill -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ocean travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Black people -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 17731 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-17731-1 |
| Release Date | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2315 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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