by Louis Garneray · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782859400576
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«Le négrier de Zanzibar» is Louis Garneray's maritime adventure tale, published by Phébus in 1985 (302 pages, in French).
The author recalls his voyages across the Indian Ocean and along the coasts of East Africa: crossings in sailing ships, naval battles, encounters with pirates and life on board. The subtitle «Voyages, aventures et combats» sums up the character of a classic work of travel and adventure literature.
French-language volume of 302 pages, published in Paris by Phébus in 1985. The cover shows a sailing ship at sunset and carries the subtitle «Voyages, aventures et combats».
Recommended for readers of classic adventure fiction and maritime history, as well as for those looking for stories set in the Indian Ocean and on the coast of East Africa.
Ambroise Louis Garneray was a French corsair, painter and writer. He served under Robert Surcouf and Jean-Marie Dutertre, and was held as prisoner-of-war aboard Royal Navy prison hulks for eight years before being captured and repatriated at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, continuing his career as a painter until his death in 1857.
