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Gentleman Overboard by Herbert Clyde|Szirtes, George|Bigelow, Brad Lewis is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Gentleman Overboard about?

Out of print for over seventy years, Gentleman Overboard by Herbert Clyde Lewis is being rescued for today's readers to launch Boiler House Press's new series, Recovered Books. Halfway between Honolulu and Panama, a man slips and falls from a ship. For crucial hours, as he patiently treads water in hope of rescue, no one on board notices his absence. By the time the ship's captain is notified, it may be too late to save him... Rediscovered in 2009 by Brad Bigelow as part of tireless research for his popular Neglected Books website, Gentleman Overboard has since achieved the status of a cult classic and even become something of an international phenomenon, having seen translations into Spanish, Hebrew, and Dutch. The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has called it 'A miniature masterpiece that emerged from oblivion'; the Spanish magazine El Cultural dubbed it 'una perlita': 'a little pearl'. A masterful piece of narrative tension, and way ahead of its time, Gentleman Overboard sets the question of existence in its most basic terms. The story speaks fiercely to the contemporary moment and for all who share a sense of loneliness through having found themselves isolated by politics, disease,

Who reads Gentleman Overboard?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Herbert Clyde|Szirtes, George|Bigelow, Brad Lewis
Publisher
Recovered Books, Boiler House Press
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9781913861247
Category
work of fiction
Rating
4.32 / 5 (40 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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