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The Ocean

The Ocean

Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich

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ISBN10: 1162703563
ISBN13: 9781162703565
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.19 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Ocean is a novel written by Leonid Andreyev, originally published in Russian in 1906. The book is a philosophical exploration of the human condition and the nature of existence, told through the story of a man who becomes lost at sea. The protagonist, Vasily, is a sailor who is stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean after his ship sinks. As he struggles to survive, he begins to contemplate the meaning of life and the purpose of his own existence. Through a series of vivid and surreal dreams, Vasily confronts his deepest fears and desires, and ultimately comes to a profound realization about the nature of reality. With its poetic language and haunting imagery, The Ocean is a powerful meditation on the human experience and the mysteries of the universe.Life, sir. Here your noble and sad eyes look in the same direction my eyes look--into this terrible, dark distance. Tell me, then, what is stirring there? What is resting and waiting there, what is silent there, what is screaming and singing and complaining there in its own voices? What are the voices that agitate me and fill my soul with phantoms of sorrow, and yet say nothing? And whence comes this night? And whence comes my sorrow?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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