Joseph Conrad
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Conrad's last novel set in Genoa in early 1815. This is the story of Cosmo Latham, an Englishman and veteran of the late war against Napoleon, looking to see what he was unable to see earlier and perhaps even get a glimpse of the Emperor himself. But when he finds a girl from his youth, he finds that his emotions can get the better of him.
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Nostromo: Schauplatz des Romans ist die fiktive Republik Costaguana. Sie steht für ein Klischee Südamerikas, in dessen Geschichte Bürgerkriege und Diktaturen ständig wechseln. Die Romanfigur Decoud sagt über diese Republik "mit einem Simon Bolivar zugeschriebenen Zitat" (Wolter), sie sei "nicht zu regieren. Wer für seine Befreiung tätig war, hat das Meer gepflügt". Als Vorbild für die Stadt Sulaco, die als Hafenstadt eine besondere...
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Joseph Conrad's literary prowess reaches its zenith in "Lord Jim," an extraordinary novel that beckons readers into the turbulent seas of human morality, redemption, and the elusive quest for honor. Set against a backdrop of seafaring adventure and the exotic locales of the East, this masterpiece unfolds with a narrative cadence that echoes the ebb and flow of the tides, immersing readers in a story that transcends time.
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Heart of Darkness describes a steamboat voyage up and down the Congo River by a British sea captain named Charles Marlow, who is, commissioned to fetch a renegade ivory collector called Kurtz. On the trip, Marlow witnesses scenes of shocking abuse, culminating in his encounter with Kurtz. Even while, Africa and its people remain opaque to Marlow, the hunt for Kurtz becomes a haunting journey of self-discovery and a spectacular indictment of European...
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Herz der Finsternis: Auf der nächtlich an der Themsemündung in Gravesend stillliegenden Seeyacht Nellie erzählt der ehemalige Seemann Marlow seinen vier Freunden, die das Band der See eint, eine Episode aus seinem Leben. Er beschreibt seine Sehnsucht, die letzten weißen Flecken des Globus kennenzulernen, und wie sie nach einigen Mühen dazu führte, dass er Flusskapitän wurde.
Lord Jim: Anstoß zu dem Roman gab die dramatische Geschichte...
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The Selected Works of Joseph Conrad includes the best-known of Joseph Conrad's work. This special ebook edition contains the short story "Youth," as well as the novels Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, and The Secret Agent.
Joseph Conrad is considered to be one of the greatest English-language novelists and a forerunner of modernist literature, and his writing style and characters have influenced such distinguished writers as F. Scott...
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The crew of the merchant ship Narcissus rally around a critically ill fellow crewmember, James Wait, putting their lives and the fate of the ship in jeopardy.
Based in part on author Joseph Conrad's experience during a voyage from Bombay to London, The Nigger of the Narcissus is considered to be one of Conrad's best works.
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The Children of the Sea (1897) is a novella by Joseph Conrad. The story originally appeared with a title featuring a racial slur, a subject of controversy even before Chinua Achebe published his monumental essay "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.'" Often considered the first major work of Conrad's career, The Children of the Sea is often read as an allegory on the dangers of individualism and the moral shortcomings of modern...
69) The Duel
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Joseph Conrad's novella "The Duel" regards the story of Lieutenant Gabriel Feraud, a fervent Bonapartist and obsessive duelist. Following a near fatal duel with the nephew of the mayor of Strasborg, Lieutenant Armand d'Hubert is sent to put Feraud under house arrest. This confrontation sets in motion a series of indecisive duels between the two over the course of the next several years. Conrad's "The Duel" is based upon the real life events of two...
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"The horror! The horror!"
These are the final words spoken by Mr. Kurtz in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," the story of a man who travels into the jungle to seek his fortune and who instead finds an all-consuming moral and spiritual wilderness. Conrad's tale of the darkness that festers in the heart of the civilized is one of the most enduring works of twentieth-century literature and a touchstone for many later works of fiction inspired...
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Pocas obras existen que naveguen a través de la complejidad del hombre de una manera tan precisa como esta novela. En Karain: un recuerdo, el Otro no es un ser menospreciable incapaz de sentir remordimiento o dolor, ni los marinos británicos que trafican con armas miran con menosprecio a su interlocutor, puesto que todos se saben indefensos ante los embates de la fatalidad y el recuerdo. De algún modo, los personajes de esta novela saben que la...
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Inquieta recordar que un paisaje terrorífico muy semejante al que se vivió en Londres el 7 de julio de 2005 apareció descrito hace casi un siglo por Joseph Conrad en El agente secreto. Esto podría significar dos cosas: una, que los artistas se adelantan, a veces fatalmente, a su tiempo, y otra, que la humanidad no avanza, sino da vueltas sobre sí misma, fiel a sus miserias. Al final, lo que Conrad vio en la absurda actividad terrorista fue a...
77) Lord Jim
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The young naval officer Jim has been hired on the shabby Patna, which transports Muslim pilgrims from India to Mecca. In severe distress, the crew disembark and leave the passengers to their supposedly fatal fate. But, the pilgrims are saved by another ship. In the ensuing maritime court proceedings, Jim loses his officer's license and wanders through the islands of Southeast Asia full of guilt, until he suddenly, has the chance to start a new life...
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This vintage book contains three short stories written by Joseph Conrad. These stories do not share the same narrative, but do share a theme: the stages of life. 'Youth' focuses on a young man's first sea-voyage to the East; 'Heart of Darkness' concerns a particularly unenlightened maturity; and 'The end of the Tether' deals with the old age of an ex-military man. Conrad's masterful writing has influenced many important twentieth-century writers and...
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Reflecting Conrad's genius for narrative that focuses on the quest for inner truths, The Arrow of Gold is an exploration of the dangerous appetites of men and of human vulnerability, as well as a profound meditation on the emotional boundary between people. During the Carlist war of the early 1870s, a young sailor, the unnamed protagonist, joins the champions of Don Carlos de Bourbon, pretender to the throne of Spain. The Carlists use the eager youth's...