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The Shadow-Line: A Confession, 9780307386533
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Written in 1915, this novel is a subtle analysis of the nature of manhood, and its varieties of masculinity. A young sea captains first command brings with it a succession of crises: a crew that is laid low by fever, and a deranged first mate who is convinced the ship is haunted by the spirit of a previous captain.

The Shadow-Line: A Confession

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    132 pages

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    8 October 2007

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The masterpiece of Joseph Conrad’s later years, the autobiographical short novel "The Shadow-Line "depicts a young man at a crossroads in his life, facing a desperate crisis that marks the “shadow-line” between youth and maturity. This brief but intense story is a dramatically fictionalized account of Conrad’s first command as a young sea captain trapped aboard a becalmed, fever-wracked, and seemingly haunted ship. With no wind in sigh…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780307386533
ISBN-10:0307386538
Series:Vintage Classics
Author:Joseph Conrad
Publisher:Vintage Books USA
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:132
Release Date:8 October 2007
Weight:159g
Dimensions:11mm x 134mm x 203mm
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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad, (1857-1924) born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korz

Joseph Conrad, (1857-1924) born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was a Polish-born English novelist. Most of his woeniowski, was a Polish-born English novelist. Most of his works featured a nautical setting and depicted trials of the hrks featured a nautical setting and depicted trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Before he staruman spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Before he started writing, Conrad joined the French merchant marines and lted writing, Conrad joined the French merchant marines and late

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