Almayer's Folly / The Rover - Brossura

Conrad, Joseph

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1840226641 ISBN 13: 9781840226645

Casa editrice: WORDSWORTH ED, 2011

Riassunto

From the rain forests of Almayer's Folly to the Mediterranean coast of The Rover, Conrad's first and final completed novels are played out against contrasting backgrounds. Almayer, in Borneo, is hopelessly obsessed by his deluded dreams for himself and his daughter, which take no account of her falling in love with a handsome Balinese prince.

Peyrol, the rover, returns to a France at war and finds the actions of those around him still overborne by memories of revolutionary terror. For the orphaned Lieutenant Real and Arlette love offers release but their romance seems doomed by the demands of his naval duties. Conrad's acute understanding of human psychology and its application across racial and ideological divides is the life-force of both stories.

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L'autore

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: WORDSWORTH ED
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1840226641
• ISBN 13: 9781840226645
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Redattore: Carabine Keith
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile