Description
A voyage to Reykjavik becomes the stage for a marriage’s slow collapse in this noir-tinged novel of Georges Simenon. As the ship carries its passengers across shifting seas, class tensions and private resentments surface, turning everyday encounters into baleful, unsettling games. What begins as a tense journey gradually reveals how quickly trust can fray when power, pride, and desire collide. With Simenon’s famously unsentimental, psychologically sharp style, this gripping story explores the fragile architecture of relationships under pressure—where the ocean’s vastness only amplifies the darkness within.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2019
160 pages
ISBN: 9780241325476
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Details
First Published
1935
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
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