Lewis, Herbert Clyde
Gentleman Overboard
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913861230
- author:
- Lewis, Herbert Clyde
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Boiler House Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 186
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Gentleman Overboard by Herbert Clyde Lewis is a masterful piece of narrative tension that sets the question of existence in its most basic terms. When a man slips and falls from a ship, he finds himself alone in the water, with crucial hours ticking by before anyone on board notices his absence.
Rediscovered in 2009, this novel has since become a cult classic, with translations into Spanish, Hebrew, and Dutch. The newspaper Ha'aretz has praised it as 'A miniature masterpiece that emerged from oblivion', while the Spanish magazine El Cultural has called it 'una perlita' - a little pearl.
The story speaks fiercely to the contemporary moment, speaking to those who have found themselves isolated by politics, disease, economics, or bad luck. A poignant and thought-provoking tale, Gentleman Overboard is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in a powerful exploration of human existence.
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