First published 1838
Shipwrecked in the Antarctic, young sailor Arthur Pym is stranded in a hostile, alien world. As he fights for his life, his harrowing journey descends into madness and terror. Confronted by the unknown, Pym must confront his own darkest impulses to escape the frozen hell that threatens to consume him.
Genres: fiction, classic-literature, adventure, mystery, horror, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: descent-into-madness, man-vs-nature, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Nantucket Island
Period: 19th-century
320 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: death, gore, violence