Publisher's Synopsis
An Iceland Fisherman is a novel written by French author Pierre Loti. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the life of a young fisherman named Yann Gaos. Yann is born and raised in the small fishing village of Paimpol, located on the coast of Brittany, France. Yann's father is also a fisherman, and he has grown up learning the skills of the trade from him.As a young man, Yann decides to leave his village and travel to Iceland to try his luck as a fisherman there. The novel follows Yann's adventures as he navigates the treacherous waters of the North Atlantic and tries to make a living catching fish in the harsh Icelandic climate. Along the way, he meets a variety of interesting characters, including other fishermen, sailors, and locals.The novel is known for its vivid descriptions of the Icelandic landscape and the challenges faced by those who make their living from the sea. It also explores themes of love, loss, and the struggle to find one's place in the world. An Iceland Fisherman is a classic work of French literature and remains popular to this day.1902. From the French Classical Romances. Translated from the French with a critical introduction by his Excellency M. Jules Cambon Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the United States. A frontispiece and numerous other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. After joining the French Navy, Loti (pen name of Louis Julien Marie Viaud) saw the world from shipboard. He spent long months among the palm groves of the South Seas; he visited the scorching coast of Senegal and the seas of Iceland. A prolific writer, Loti used every strange and exotic scene as a background for his romance novels. The book begins: There they were, five huge, square-built seamen, drinking away together in the dismal cabin, which reeked of fish-pickle and bilge-water. The overhead beams came down too low for their tall statures, and rounded off at one end so as to resemble a gull�������s breast, seen from within. The whole rolled gently with a monotonous wail, inclining one slowly to drowsiness. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
