Nostromo - Brossura

Conrad, Joseph

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1853261742 ISBN 13: 9781853261749

Casa editrice: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1996

Riassunto

Introduction and Notes by Robert Hampson, Royal Holloway College, University of London.

Nostromo is the only man capable of the decisive action needed to save the silver of the San Tome mine and secure independence for Sulaco, Occidental province of the Latin American state of Costaguana. Is his integrity as unassailable as everyone believes, or will his ideals, like those which have inspired the struggling state itself, buckle under economic and political pressures?

Nostromo is an extraordinary illustration of the impact of foreign commercial exploits on a young developing nation, and the problems of reconciling individual identity with a social role. Conrad peoples his imaginary Latin American state with a multi-national cast of fully-rounded characters to achieve striking realism and create a novel that he called ‘my largest canvas’.

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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 Editions Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1853261742
• ISBN 13: 9781853261749
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416
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