Troubled Waters (Vercel novel)
| Author | Roger Vercel |
|---|---|
| Original title | Remorques |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | éditions Albin Michel |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1937 |
| Pages | 252 |
Troubled Waters (French: Remorques, lit. 'Tug-boats') is a novel by the French writer Roger Vercel, published in 1935 through éditions Albin Michel. It has also been published in English as Salvage.[1] It follows life on a deep sea fishing trawler and the emotional struggle of its captain, who worships his unfaithful wife.[2]
The book was adapted into the film Stormy Waters, directed by Jean Grémillon and released in 1941. The film stars Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan and is considered a major work within the poetic realism movement.[3] In 1957, Les Bibliophiles de France published Troubled Waters in an edition illustrated with colour lithographs by René Genis.[4]
References
- ^ Hutchinson, Percy (10 January 1937). "A French Novel of a Sailor's Life at Sea and Ashore; Salvage. By Roger Vercel. Translated from the French by Warre Bradley Wells. 311 pp. New York: Harper & Brothers. $2.50". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Troubled Waters". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1940. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939.
- ^ Bibliographie de la France (in French). Vol. 147. Cercle de la librairie. 1958.