| The N-Word of the Narcissus Revised Edition Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author), Alvarado, Ruben (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 9076660115 ISBN-13: 9789076660110 Publisher: Wordbridge Pub OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Sea Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5" W x 8" (0.38 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |