The N-Word of the Narcissus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789076660110)

WordBridge Publishing has performed a public service in putting Joseph Conrad's neglected classic into a form accessible to modern readers. This new version addresses the reason for its neglect: the profusion of the so-called n-word throughout its pages. Hence, the introduction of "n-word" throughout the text, to remove this offence to modern sensibilities. The N-word of the Narcissus tells the tale of a fateful voyage of a British sailing ship, and on that voyage the ability of a lone black man to take the crew hostage. The ability of this man to manipulate an entire ship's crew can no longer be seen as a mere exercise in storytelling. Conrad in fact appears to have been the first to highlight the phenomenon of manipulation based in white guilt.

Author: Joseph Conrad
ISBN-10: 9076660115
ISBN-13: 9789076660110
Publisher: Wordbridge Pub
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2009
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d