Book · 1999 · Fiction
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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The only novel he published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket in 1838.
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe is the legendary author's only completed novel, following a bizarre and harrowing sea voyage marked by shipwreck and survival cannibalism. Ben Bowlin discussed the novel on multiple episodes of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, highlighting it as a baffling historical coincidence. In one episode, Bowlin noted that it was the sole novel Poe ever published, released back in 1838. In another episode examining Titanic conspiracies and dark maritime lore, Bowlin brought up the book to describe its uncanny parallels to real-life maritime disasters that occurred years later, where sailors experienced very similar fates at sea. Bowlin pointed to the story as an eerie instance where fiction eerily foreshadowed horrific real-world events involving survival cannibalism. Literature enthusiasts, horror fans, and readers fascinated by uncanny historical coincidences often revisit this dark adventure novel to examine Poe's unique foray into long-form fiction and its strange legacy in maritime history.
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Ben Bowlin the only novel he published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket in 1838. 2
“the only novel he published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket in 1838.”
“which of course for some of us will call to mind the famous narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket written by Edgar Allan Poe a bizarre coincidence in a very dark one where Poe writes a story about some people lost at sea and survival cannibalism”
