The Nigger of the Narcissus oleh Joseph Conrad

According to Wikipedia: The Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Sea (1897) is a novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its quality compared to earlier works, some have described it as marking the start of Conrads major (middle) period; others have placed it as the best work of his early (first) period. John G. Peters said of it in 2006: The unfortunately titled The Nigger of the Narcissus (titled The Children of the Sea in the first American edition) is Conrads best work of his early period. In fact, were it not for the books title, it undoubtedly would be read more often than it is currently. At one time, it was one of Conrads most frequently read books. In part because of its brevity, in part because of its adventure qualities, and in part because of its literary qualities, the novel used to attract a good deal of attention. The authors preface to the novel, regarded as a manifesto of literary impressionism, is considered one of Conrads significant pieces of non-fiction writing.