The Penguin Classics Secret Sharer and Other Stories
A wonderful volume of Conrad's short fiction, reissued alongside the new film The Secret Sharer.
This volume of Conrad's short works explores a vast array of human experience in a variety of settings across the globe, from the sea to the colonial world, from the Far East and Africa to Europe. 'The Nigger of the "Narcissus"' shows life on the 'small planet' of a ship threatened by storms and anarchy, while 'Youth' and 'The Secret Sharer' portray men at sea confronting turning points in their lives. 'The Informer' reveals anarchy and activism in London, 'Il Conde' depicts a secret double life in Naples and 'The Duel' dramatizes conflicts and obsession in Napoleon's army. All show Conrad to be a continuously experimental…
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July 8, 2014Joseph Conrad was born in Berdichev, Ukraine, in 1857. After both of his parents died of tuberculosis, Conrad went to live with his uncle in Switzerland. After attending school in Kraków, he joined the French and then the British merchant marines, sailing to exotic destinations like the West Indies and the Congo, which would later become the backdrops for some of his fiction. In 1894 he settled down in England and began his literary career. In 1902 Conrad published his most famous work, Heart of Darkness, and continued to write until his death in 1924.
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
The Lagoon
Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
Victory
Joseph Conrad; Edited by Robert Hampson; Introduction by John Gray
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad, with an Introduction by E.L. Doctorow and an Afterword by Debra Romanick Baldwin
The Penguin Classics Secret Sharer and Other Stories
Joseph Conrad
Youth
Joseph Conrad
Penguin English Library Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
Under Western Eyes
Joseph Conrad
Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer
Joseph Conrad
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' and Other Stories
Joseph Conrad