Length5h 50m
About this audiobook
In the microcosm of the sailing ship Narcissus, homeward bound from Bombay to London, Joseph Conrad creates an unforgettable drama of collective endurance and individual frailty. The crew, a diverse brotherhood of seasoned sailors, finds its unity and purpose tested by a single, enigmatic figure: James Wait, a dying West Indian black sailor who calls himself "the nigger of the ‘Narcissus’."
Is Wait a genuine victim, a cynical malingerer, or an unconscious embodiment of mortality itself? His presence becomes a poison and a strange sacrament, sowing dissent, inspiring pity and resentment, and forcing every man aboard—from the stoic old seaman Singleton to the brooding mate Mr. Baker—to confront his own fears, prejudices, and humanity. As the ship battles a furious gale off the Cape of Good Hope in one of literature's most harrowing storm sequences, the physical struggle for survival merges with a profound moral and psychological contest.
More than a thrilling sea story, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’ is a profound meditation on solidarity, obsession, and the shadow of death. In his famed Preface, Conrad declared his artistic aim was "to make you hear, to make you feel... before all, to make you see." This novel achieves that with breathtaking power, cementing Conrad’s place as a visionary explorer of the treacherous depths within us all.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Action and Adventure
Length5 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1By the same author in the Cactus catalogue:
6CHAPTER TWO
2DEDICATION
7CHAPTER THREE
3TO MY READERS IN AMERICA
8CHAPTER FOUR
4PREFACE
9CHAPTER FIVE
5CHAPTER ONE
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