An Iceland Fisherman (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Pierre Loti
- First Published: 1886
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic romance
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Brittainy and at sea
- Principal Characters: Sylvester, Yvonne, Gaud, Yann
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Class consciousness, Grandparents or grandchildren, Ships, Sea or seafaring life, Shipwrecks, Weddings, Fishes, Iceland or Icelanders
- Locales: Oceans, Brittany, France
The Story:
In the foc’s’l head, a hollow, pointed room like the inside of a gigantic sea gull, five men were sitting around the massive table which filled almost all the space between the bulkheads. They were waiting to take their turn on watch, for it was nearly midnight. They had cracked some biscuit with a hammer and had eaten. Now they were drinking water and cider.
Around the room little pigeonholes near the ceiling served as bedchambers, for these fishermen were outside so much they seemed to need no air while they slept. A murky lamp swung back and forth with...
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