Conrad, Joseph.

An Máirnéalach Dubh – The Nigger of the “Narcissus”. Joseph Conrad do scríobh sa Bhéarla bhunaidh; Seosamh Mac Grianna d’aistrigh go Gaedhilg.

[First gaelic edition]. Baile Átha Cliath, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, 1933. 19 cm. 217 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Dustjacket Design by Austin Molloy. The Volume itself in excellent condition. The dustjacket with some minor fraying and a closed tear but in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. One of the rarest titles of world-literature translated into gaelic. Extremely Rare with the dustjacket by Austin Molloy !

“[Joseph Conrad’s] novel [″The Nigger of the Narcissus”] has been seen as an allegory about isolation and solidarity, with the ship’s company serving as a microcosm of a social group. Conrad appears to suggest that humanitarian sympathies are, at their core, feelings of self-interest and that a heightened sensitivity to suffering can be detrimental to the management of human society.

In 2006, in his critical study of Conrad, John G. Peters said of the work:

‘The unfortunately titled The “Nigger” of the Narcissus (titled The Children of the Sea in the first American edition) is Conrad’s best work of his early period. In fact, were it not for the book’s title, it undoubtedly would be read more often than it is currently. At one time, it was one of Conrad’s most frequently read books. In part because of its brevity, in part because of its adventure qualities, and in part because of its literary qualities, the novel used to attract a good deal of attention’.” [Source: Wikipedia]

• Keywords: Collection Tadhg Ó Murchú (This is a book from his personal reference library) · English literature · From the library of Tadgh Ó Murchu · Gaeilge · Gaeilge – Rare · Gaelic · Gaelic Language · Gaelic Language Collection · International Literature – Rare · Irish Literature · Translations from English · Translations into Irish · World Literature · World Literature in Gaelic Translation
• Language: Gaeilge
• Inventory Number: 101436AB

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