Typhoon And Other Stories
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- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
29 November 1991
Summary
In these three sea stories, based on his own experience, Conrad invests his portraits of mundane steamers and their crews with epic qualities of fortitude and courage in the face of overwhelming natural odds. At the same time, he probes the psychological condition of men together and under pressure with the greatest delicacy, raising the adventure story to the level of high art. The supreme poet of the sailor’s life, Conrad here establishes his reputation as a master storyteller.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857150049 |
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| ISBN-10: | 185715004X |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad, Martin Seymour-Smith |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 1991 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 132mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
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About The Author
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad (Author)J zef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski was born in the Ukraine on 3 December 1857. His parents were Polish and had both died in exile by the time Conrad was eleven. His uncle then became his guardian and looked after him in Krakow until he was sixteen when he went to sea and sailed on French and British ships. He was made British citizen in 1886 and changed his name to Joseph Conrad. In 1889 Conrad visited the Congo and his experiences there inspired Heart of Darkness. In 1894 he published his first novel, Almayer’s Folly and went on to write nineteen more as well as many short stories, essays and a memoir. In 1896 he married Jessie George and they later had two sons. Conrad died on 3 August 1924.
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