The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale - Brossura

Conrad, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 1484879449 ISBN 13: 9781484879443

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Riassunto

"The Secret Agent" is considered to be one of Joseph Conrad's finest works and was ranked the 46th best novel of the 20th century by the Modern Library. Set in London at the end of the nineteenth century, it follows the life of Mr. Verloc, a secret agent who is also the proprietor of a small shop that sells, “photographs of more or less undressed dancing girls” and “a few books, with titles hinting at impropriety.“ Verloc’s friends, a group of anarchists, assign him the task of destroying the Greenwich Observatory, but when things go awry, Verloc must deal with the terrible consequences of his actions. As current now, as it was a century ago, Conrad weaves a chilling tale of espionage, exploitation and terrorism that is all too present in our own time.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1484879449
• ISBN 13: 9781484879443
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 218