An Iceland Fisherman is a novel by French author Pierre Loti that depicts the romantic but inevitably sad life of Breton fishermen who sail each summer season to the stormy Iceland cod grounds...
A story of tragic love, set in the Breton village of Paimpol. In the 19th century, most of the young men joined the cod-fishing fleets, which spent several months each year in Icelandic waters. There was a high risk of mortality.
First published in 1886, An Iceland Fisherman is considered to be a classic of French literature today.
- ISBN10 1502815664
- ISBN13 9781502815668
- Publish Date 23 March 2015 (first published March 1978)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 October 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Createspace
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 152
- Language English