The Black Corsair ( Italian: Il corsaro nero ) is an 1898 adventure novel written by Emilio Salgari . The action takes place in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy . The protagonist - a man named Emilio Roccaner, known as the "Black Corsair" or "Lord of Ventimiglia " - is trying to avenge the governor of Maracaibo , Duke Van Gould, of the murdered brothers. To this end, he unites with several of the most famous pirates of that time, including Francois Olone and Henry Morgan , vowing not to calm down until he makes his retribution .
| Black corsair | |
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| Il corsaro nero | |
 Book Cover 1904 | |
| Genre | adventure novel |
| Author | Emilio Salgari |
| Original language | Italian |
| Date of writing | 1898 |
| Date of first publication | |
| Publishing house | Donath |
| Cycle | |
| Following | Queen of the Caribbean |
Content
Continuations
The storyline about the revenge of the Black Corsair continues throughout several works: “The Queen of the Caribbean” , “Yolanda, the daughter of the Black Corsair” and “The Son of the Red Corsair” .
Movies and TV
There are several adaptations of the novel:
- 1920s - a series of silent films (dir. Vitale Di Stefano)
- 1937 - A film by Amleto Palermi with Italian fencing champion Ciro Verratti in the title role.
- 1944 - Spanish film directed by Chano Uruet. [one]
- 1976 - a film by Sergio Sollima . [one]
- 1999 - by the Italian company Mondo TV "Released the 26-episode animated series " Black Corsair ".
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Was released on DVD.