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This book is a classic masterpiece of marine literature by French writer Pierre Loti. It is based on the life of Breton fishermen who have been fishing in the waters of Iceland for generations. It tells the tragic love and fate of fisherman Yao En and the girl Gothe. The work delicately depicts the extreme day and night, storms and fog in the Icelandic waters, depicts the cruel fate of fishermen who coexist with the sea and are swallowed by the sea. It records Yao En's transformation from unruly to affectionate and responsible, and Gete's spiritual trajectory in waiting, love and despair. The novel describes the game between man and nature, the passion of love and the fragility of life in a poetic style. It is full of rich exotic customs and tragic beauty, and deeply shows the tenacity, innocence and impermanence of the bottom workers. It is an immortal masterpiece with both literary and humanistic care.

The book tells a story about love and death, set in ancient Brittany, France. The author describes the living conditions of Icelandic fishermen in words with a strong sense of picture. In the book, the girl Goth fell in love with the fisherman Yang En, and began her pursuit and expectation of love. The fisherman spends half the year at sea, so "in the hometown of Icelanders, there is no love in spring." Goth's sincere love was responded to, and the lovers finally got married, but Yang En went to sea on the sixth day after his marriage and never came back...