Dimensions
129 x 198 x 24mm
Chosen and Introduced by Dr Keith Carabine, University of Kent at Canterbury and Chairperson of the Joseph Conrad Society of Great Britain. This specially commissioned selection of Conrad's short stories includes favourites such as 'Youth', a modern epic of the sea; 'The Secret Sharer', a thrilling psychological drama; 'An Outpost of Progress', a blackly comic prelude to 'Heart of Darkness'; 'Amy Foster', a moving story of a shipwrecked, alienated Pole; and 'The Lagoon' and 'Karain', two exotic, exciting Malay tales. 'Il Conde' and 'The Tale' are subtle portrayals of bewildered outrage; 'An Anarchist' and 'The Informer' are sardonic depictions of revolutionaries; and 'Prince Roman' is a tale of magnificent, doomed heroism set in Conrad's native Poland during the Uprising of 1831. Both those new to Conrad's work and those familiar with his novels will delight in this wide-ranging collection. AUTHOR: Born Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski in Poland in 1857, Conrad served in the British Merchant Service (1878-94), travelling to Africa, Australia, India, Indonesia and the Orient, becoming a British citizen in 1886. Turning to full-time writing in 1894, his years at sea featured heavily in his early works. His novels, such as 'Lord Jim', and his novella 'Heart of Darkness' (on which the film 'Apocalypse Now' was based) have brought him an enduring reputation.
