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《‘白水仙’号上的黑家伙》(The Nigger of the Narcissus,1897)是康拉德的一部有名的中篇小说。它叙述一艘只有二十六个乘务员的商用帆船从孟买驶回伦敦的航程,着重写船上许多国籍的水手,包括一个后来病死的黑人,刻画他们的相互关系和内心世界,写出他们当中虽然有的逃避责任.骗人、偷盗,但大多数都天真单纯,在伙伴遇危和暴风袭来的时候,表现得奋勇、团结。这部色彩鲜明、结构精致的作品在1897年2月写完;同年,数月后,为它写了序。这篇序言可以视为对“形象思维”的一个颇为精彩的诠解。
“The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) is a well-known Conrad novella. It recounts a commercial sailing ship of just 26 flight attendants flying back to London from Mumbai, focusing on the many nationalities of sailors on board, including a later black dead, portraying their interrelationships and the inner world, writing about them Although some evade responsibility, deceit, or steal, most are naive and show courage and unity when their partners are in danger and the storm strikes. This colorful and delicate work was completed in February 1897; in the same year, months later, it was written. This preface can be regarded as a quite brilliant interpretation of ”imagery ".