The Portable Conrad

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great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions--Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness, and The Nigger of the "Narcissus," as well as shorter tales like "Amy Forster" and "The Secret Sharer," a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic.

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Bio of Joseph Conrad

A Polish novelist, considered as one of the greatest contemporary English writers. He was brought up in Russian-occupied Poland. His father, an impoverished aristocrat, a writer, and a militant fighter, was arrested by the occupying regime for his patriotic activities, and was sentenced to penal servitude in Siberia. Shortly after this, his mother died of tuberculosis in exile, and despite his being allowed to return to Cracow, so did his father four years later. Subsequently Conrad was brought up by his uncle. Conrad abandoned his education at the age of 17 to become a seaman in the French merchant navy. He lived an adventurous, buccaneering life -- sailing off Marseilles and becoming involved in gunrunning and political conspiracy. In 1878, after an unsuccessful attempt at committing suicide, Joseph took service on a British ship in order to avoid French military service. He gained his Master Mariner's certificate, learned English before the age of 21, to finally become a naturalized Briton in 1884. He lived in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and later near Canterbury, Kent. His works include: Almayer's Folly - (1895), An Outcast of the Islands - (1896), The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' - (1897), Lord Jim - (1900), Heart of Darkness - (1902), Nostromo - (1904), The Secret Agent - (1907), Under Western Eyes - (1911), The Shadow Line - (1917), The Arrow of Gold - (1919),The Rescue - (1920), The Rover - (1923).

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Imprint

Penguin

Filesize

2.11 MB

Number of Pages

752

eBook ISBN

9781436252928