The Captain
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: FEP missing
The high seas have never been more treacherous than in the world conjured by Alexei Novikov-Priboi in The Captain, a gripping maritime novel that chronicles the life of a Russian sea captain navigating the brutal forces of nature, human conflict, and personal destiny. Set against the vast and unforgiving backdrop of the ocean, the novel draws on the author's own deep seafaring experience to present a visceral and authentic portrait of life aboard a vessel, where every decision carries the weight of survival and the crew's fate rests on the shoulders of one formidable man. Novikov-Priboi, celebrated as one of Russia's foremost maritime writers and best known for his monumental work Tsushima, brings to The Captain the same unflinching realism and commanding prose that defined his literary career. The novel weaves together themes of leadership, duty, courage, and the profound solitude of command, painting a world where the sea is both adversary and sanctuary. Translated from the Russian by Cedar Paul, this 1946 edition introduces English-language readers to a story that asks, with quiet but urgent power: what does it truly cost a man to be the last word between order and chaos?
Author: A. Novikov-Priboi
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, Hutchinson International Authors Limited
Genre: Maritime history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: FEP missing
The high seas have never been more treacherous than in the world conjured by Alexei Novikov-Priboi in The Captain, a gripping maritime novel that chronicles the life of a Russian sea captain navigating the brutal forces of nature, human conflict, and personal destiny. Set against the vast and unforgiving backdrop of the ocean, the novel draws on the author's own deep seafaring experience to present a visceral and authentic portrait of life aboard a vessel, where every decision carries the weight of survival and the crew's fate rests on the shoulders of one formidable man. Novikov-Priboi, celebrated as one of Russia's foremost maritime writers and best known for his monumental work Tsushima, brings to The Captain the same unflinching realism and commanding prose that defined his literary career. The novel weaves together themes of leadership, duty, courage, and the profound solitude of command, painting a world where the sea is both adversary and sanctuary. Translated from the Russian by Cedar Paul, this 1946 edition introduces English-language readers to a story that asks, with quiet but urgent power: what does it truly cost a man to be the last word between order and chaos?