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Zwycięzcy Oceanu
''Zwycięzcy oceanu'' (''Conquerors of the Ocean'') is the debut travel-adventure and Nautical fiction, maritime novel for young adults by Polish writer Władysław Umiński. The book tells the story of three daredevils traveling in a small boat from America to China. It was first published in 1890 Serial (literature), serialized in a magazine; it received a book edition in 1891. The novel has been subsequently reprinted several times and translated into Czech. Release history The novel was first published in the illustrated magazine ' in 1890 Serial (literature), in installments (no. 23–52), and then published as a book in 1891. By 1947, the book had received eight editions, including: 1900, 1941, 1943 and 1947. The novel was also translated into Czech. (''Vítězové oceánu'', 1929). This was Umiński's first novel; he wrote it when he was 19 years old. Plot The book tells the story of two initially quarreling sailors (the younger one, named Elski, is Polish, the older one i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautical Fiction
Nautical fiction, frequently also naval fiction, sea fiction, naval adventure fiction or maritime fiction, is a genre of literature with a setting on or near the sea, that focuses on the human relationship to the sea and sea voyages and highlights nautical culture in these environments. The settings of nautical fiction vary greatly, including merchant ships, liners, naval ships, fishing vessels, life boats, etc., along with sea ports and fishing villages. When describing nautical fiction, scholars most frequently refer to novels, novellas, and short stories, sometimes under the name of sea novels or sea stories. These works are sometimes adapted for the theatre, film and television. The development of nautical fiction follows with the development of the English language novel and while the tradition is mainly British and North American, there are also significant works from literatures in Japan, France, Scandinavia, and other Western traditions. Though the treatment of themes an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
