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Mod Lib Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Paperback – 15 May 2002

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After reading an 1836 newspaper account of a shipwreck and its two survivors, Edgar Allan Poe penned his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, the story of a stowaway on a Nantucket whaleship who finds himself enmeshed in the dark side of life at sea- mutiny, cannibalism, savagery-even death. As Jeffrey Meyers writes in his Introduction- " Poe remains contemporary because he appeals to basic human feelings and expresses universal themes common to all men in all languages- dreams, love, loss; grief, mourning, alienation; terror, revenge, murder; insanity, disease, and death." Within the pages of this novel, we encounter nearly all of them.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the text of the original 1838 American edition.
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    0375760075
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0375760075
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
  5. Publication date
    15 May 2002
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.06 x 1.3 x 20.24 cm
  8. Print length
    224 pages
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"It is Poe's greatest work."--Jorge Luis Borges

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After reading an 1836 newspaper account of a shipwreck and its two survivors, Edgar Allan Poe penned his only novel, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, the story of a stowaway on a Nantucket whaleship who finds himself enmeshed in the dark side of life at sea: mutiny, cannibalism, savagery--even death. As Jeffrey Meyers writes in his Introduction: "[Poe] remains contemporary because he appeals to basic human feelings and expresses universal themes common to all men in all languages: dreams, love, loss; grief, mourning, alienation; terror, revenge, murder; insanity, disease, and death." Within the pages of this novel, we encounter nearly all of them.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the text of the original 1838 American edition.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RANDOM HOUSE GROUP; 1st edition (15 May 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0375760075
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0375760075
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.06 x 1.3 x 20.24 cm
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    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 367 ratings

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    Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science fiction. However, Poe is best known for his works of the macabre, including such infamous titles as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Lenore, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Part of the American Romantic Movement, Poe was one of the first writers to make his living exclusively through his writing, working for literary journals and becoming known as a literary critic. His works have been widely adapted in film. Edgar Allan Poe died of a mysterious illness in 1849 at the age of 40.

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Ottaviano Giovanni
5.0 out of 5 stars Classico
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5.0 out of 5 stars If your interested in poes work or stories about adventure and bad fortune this is worth a read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2021
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I wont describe the story as there are indepth descriptions our there but i can happily say I finished this in a few sessions spread over a couple of days i enjoyed it that much. Personally this is my favourite work by Poe and I didnt think it would be. Some very memorable moments/scenes and good characters to fill them.

If your interested in poes work or stories about adventure and bad fortune this is worth a read.
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iluvthisgame
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read if you're fascinated by this book's prediction of a real-life grisly event
Reviewed in the United States on 3 May 2018
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I bought this book to read for a school project about the bizarre coincidences between it and a real-life event that happened well after the book was written. I don't want to give away too much of the story for those of you not familiar with it, but if you read this book and look up Richard Parker and the Mignonette you will find the TRUE story that this fictional book parallels. It's very fascinating, although sad and grisly. I did enjoy the book although I think I enjoyed it mostly because I knew the parallels already, so it was interesting to run across them as I read the book. Keep in mind that it was written by Edgar Allan Poe back in 1838 so the language is a bit more formal than our everyday English we use now, but with that in mind I really enjoyed the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait!
Reviewed in France on 14 September 2016
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Un livre électronique de 720 Pages pour ce prix!
Voyageant beaucoup la formule "Kindle" Me satisfait pleinement.
Parfait sur le mini Ipad. Téléchargement express.
Je le recommande.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic of the Adventure Genre
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2020
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In his book 'The Old Patagonian Express,' Paul Theroux praised Edgar Allan Poe's one novel, and wrote at length about the mysterious atmosphere that pervaded the text. I felt it too - there is something both magical and macabre in here, and I wonder, now that I've finished the book, if a great part of the magic comes from the fact that rather a lot - around the middle especially - tends to sag. The adventures suffered by the narrator sit right at the limit of what could ever be believed, and sometimes stray further across the border even than that, but of all the 'adventure' novels I have read, none have focused my attention quite like this one.
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