Eine Meerfahrt

Joseph von Eichendorff

In 1540, the Valencian ship Fortuna crosses the Atlantic in search of unknown lands. Poor student Don Antonio joins to see the world and seek news of his missing uncle Diego, while Captain Alvarez dreams of conquest and glory. When a mysterious island appears, Eichendorff’s novella blends adventure, songs, comedy, danger, and homesickness with an ironic view of discovery fever and colonial greed.