Mare nostrum
by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
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Mare Nostrum (1918) is a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Published at the height of his career as a popular Spanish author, Mare Nostrum was adapted into a 1926 silent film by Irish director Rex Ingram starring his American wife Alice Terry, an icon of early cinema. Believed lost for decades, the film has been recently rediscovered and restored. "All that mankind had ever written or dreamed about the Mediterranean, the doctor had in his library and could repeat to his eager little show more listener. In Ferragut's estimation the mare nostrum ["Mare Nostrum" (Our Sea), the classic name for the Mediterranean.] was a species of blue beast, powerful and of great intelligence--a sacred animal like the dragons and serpents that certain religions adored, believing them to be the source of life." Raised in a proud Spanish family, Ulysses Ferragut is expected to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a doctor. Enamored with tales of the Mediterranean as told by his seafaring uncle, nicknamed the Triton, Ulysses chooses to become a sailor instead. As a young man, he finds success as the captain and owner of the freighter Mare Nostrum, but obligations to his wife and son force him to abandon his dream. As the horrors of the First World War wreak havoc on Europe, the demand for shipping makes it impossible for Ulysses to resist a return to the sea. While in Italy, however, he finds more than he bargained for in the form of Freya Talberg, a beautiful Austrian who harbors a dangerous secret. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's Mare Nostrum is a classic of Spanish literature reimagined for modern readers. show lessTags
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Drammone, con il marinaio fascinoso (e maschilista), l'irresistibile spia tedesca, la guerra sul mare, i primi sottomarini. Mi sono piaciuti: la copertina ;), l'amore per il mare, le passeggiate a Napoli inizi secolo, alcuni porti, il senso del Mediterraneo.
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A principios del siglo XX, Ulises Ferragut, a pesar de la oposición de su familia, ha podido realizar el gran sueño de su vida, ser capitán de un barco. A bordo del Mare Nostrum, surca el Mediterráneo justo cuando estalla la Gran Guerra. Ante semejante conflcito, Ulises no puede permanecer y termina por tomar partido en el bando de Francia e Inglaterra. En su feudo marítimo, deberá enfrentarse con algunas de las armas más mortiferas exhibidas por los alemanes: los submarinos.
Mar 27, 2023Spanish
Mare nostrum (1918) es la segunda novela de la trilogía ambientada en la Gran Guerra (Primera Guerra Mundial), iniciada con Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis y que cierra Los enemigos de la mujer
Nov 23, 2025Spanish
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- Original title
- Mare Nostrum
- Original publication date
- 1918
- Related movies
- Mare Nostrum (1926 | IMDb); Mare nostrum (1948 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- To
Beth
from
Web Wheelock
(1930) - Original language
- Spanish
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 863.62 — Literature & rhetoric Spanish, Portuguese, Galician literatures Spanish fiction 20th Century 1900-1945
- LCC
- PQ6603 .L2 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures Spanish literature Individual authors, 1868-1960
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English, Latin, Polish, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
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