Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 145 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Pêcheur d'Islande Walter Debeuf Updated: 2022-11-14. "Pêcheur d'Islande" by Pierre Loti is a novel written during the late 19th century that captures the lives of Breton fishermen embarking on perilous journeys to Iceland for cod fishing. The story centers around the lives of several fishermen, including young Sylvestre and his big brother, Yann, navigating their relationships, the harshness of their maritime existence, and their connections to love and home. The opening of the novel vividly depicts a group of five fishermen gathered in their cramped quarters aboard the fishing vessel Marie, sharing laughter and stories late into the night. The atmosphere is one of camaraderie and simplicity, contrasted with the looming darkness and treacherous sea outside. Through their interactions, we glimpse their personalities and the tensions between the wild, free-spirited Yann, who dreams of marrying the sea, and the more innocent, tender-hearted Sylvestre, who yearns for a simple life of love and family. As they prepare to fish under the midnight sun, the narrative hints at deeper emotional currents regarding love, duty, and the stark realities of life as fishermen in a harsh, unforgiving environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Fishers -- Fiction Iceland -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 389137 389560 2024-10-02T14:01:49.383342 2023-10-02T11:45:08.642813 text/html text/html 391735 2022-11-14T16:06:29 text/html 418029 2024-10-02T14:01:54.962316 application/epub+zip 420578 2024-10-02T14:01:50.100342 application/epub+zip 259222 2024-10-02T14:01:49.737335 application/epub+zip 514890 2024-10-02T14:01:58.994330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474121 2024-10-02T14:01:54.546347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340821 2022-08-03T04:06:25.611634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368749 368777 2024-10-02T14:01:48.827356 2023-10-02T11:45:08.103842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 368526 2022-11-14T16:09:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20095 2024-10-02T14:01:59.127263 application/rdf+xml 24456 2024-10-02T14:01:49.835314 image/jpeg 3788 2024-10-02T14:01:49.786330 image/jpeg 135558 2022-11-14T16:10:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 515747 2022-11-14T16:10:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 515956 2024-10-02T14:01:49.424331 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia