description: Based on a real-life incident,  Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a young man who yearns to escape the mundane world and set sail for a life of adventure in faraway places. Defying his father's wishes he leaves on board a ship, then finds himself marooned on a tropical island where he wrestles with his fate and ponders the nature of God and man. The world has gotten smaller since Defoe penned his novel, but the human imagination still looms large. So even in today's world of space exploration, this story of an ordinary man struggling to survive has not lost its appeal for modern readers.
language: English
title: Robinson Crusoe
titlecomplete: Robinson Crusoe
characters: Robinson Crusoe, Friday
genres: Classics, Adventure, British Literature, 18th Century, Novels, School, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 296872
places: North Africa, small island on mouth of Orinoco river, Caribbean Islands, Brazil
series: Robinson Crusoe
publisher: Penguin Group USA