An Iceland Fisherman

Pierre Loti was a French sailor and writer in the latter part of the 19th century. Loti is considered the finest descriptive writer of his time. His ability to share intimate feelings, moral sensibility, and the sensual will captivate the reader. Loti joined the French navy and traveled all over the world. He used his experiences to enhance his romance novels with exotic scenery and descriptive details. In An Iceland Fisherman a group of French fisherman leave Brittany to fish in the waters off of the coast of Iceland. The struggles faced by the men in the rough weather of the North Atlantic parallels the struggles of the people left behind. The isolation at sea is followed by the jubilation when returning home.