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Bezig met laden... The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)door Joseph Conrad
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Earlier this year there was a lot of talk of taking the N word out of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. While I don't condone the use of the N word in our day in age, taking it out of a book written in the 19th century just doesn't make sense to me. Doing so would be like something out of another book; George Orwell's 1984. So when I came across a book with the N word in the title itself I thought I'd give it a read to see how Conrad felt about African Americans. And while the word is used early and often, Conrad meant absolutely no disrespect by it. The main character of the novel Jimmy Wait, is the only African American sailor aboard a ship. He is liked and respected by virtually the entire crew. Early in the novel a number of men risk their lives to save Jimmy's life during a severe storm. Later the crew mutinies after The Captain comes down hard on Jimmy. And at the end after Jim falls ill and becomes bed ridden,the entire crew goes out of their way to console and take care of him. The book clearly shows there's no need to go around censoring 19th century literature. Let sleeping dogs lie. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Penguin Modern Classics (2061) Is opgenomen inBevatTyfoon door Joseph Conrad (indirect) Amy Foster door Joseph Conrad (indirect) Falk door Joseph Conrad (indirect) To-morrow door Joseph Conrad (indirect)
The volume includes: 'Youth'; 'The Secret Sharer'; 'The Lagoon'; 'An Outpost of Progress'; 'Il Conde'; 'The Duel'. The intention is a range of settings - we move from the sea to the colonial world, the Far East and Africa to England and then the Continent. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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