Conrad Joseph: 705 books

«La suspense durerà per sempre», scrive introducendo il romanzo Richard Curle, l’amico fedele degli ultimi anni di Conrad, commentando l’appropriatezza e l’involontaria ironia del titolo. Non si riferisce alla suspense – che pure è presente in tutta l’opera – che gravava sull’Europa...

Fra il 1904 e il 1906 Joseph Conrad scrisse quindici brani che spaziavano dal racconto al saggio e che apparvero su varie riviste prima di essere raccolti nel volume The Mirror of the Sea. Due di quei “bozzetti marinareschi” vengono ora riproposti in una nuova traduzione: Cattività fu composto...

QUESTO LIBRO È A LAYOUT FISSO Ultimo capolavoro di Conrad, pubblicato nel 1917, narra le riflessioni, le ansie, le paure, le decisioni di un giovane marinaio che coltiva l’ambizione di un posto di comando. Al porto di Bangkok gli viene offerta questa possibilità, ma, una volta partito a bordo...

The Nature of a Crime is likely influenced by major events from the life of Joseph Conrad, most notably his suicide attempt made at the age of 20. In the novel, the narrator finds himself falling deeper into depression as a result of his mishandling of a close friend's trust fund, and is eventually...

The Duel by Joseph Conrad is Conrad's brilliantly ironic tale about two officers in Napoleon's Grand Army who, under a futile pretext, fought an on-going series of duels throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Over decades, on every occasion they chanced to meet, they fought. Both satiric and deeply sad,...

Joseph Conrad was a British author who is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers in English literature.  Conrad’s style influenced many of the great authors that followed him.  This edition of II Conde includes a table of contents.

Joseph Conrad was a British author who is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers in English literature.  Conrad’s style influenced many of the great authors that followed him.  This edition of ‘Twixt Lane & Sea Tales includes a table of contents.

Joseph Conrad was a British author who is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers in English literature.  Conrad’s style influenced many of the great authors that followed him.  This edition of Tales of Hearsay includes a table of contents.

Falk" by Joseph Conrad is a story of the protagonist who confesses his crime. He holds back a dreadful secret that restricts his ability to live life to the fullest. This is another work by Conrad that depicts human psychology and unravelling events of the contemporary era. Engrossing!

The Shadow-Line is a short novel being written from February to December 1915. The novella is notable for its dual narrative structure. The full, subtitled title of the novel is The Shadow-Line, A Confession, which immediately alerts the reader to the retrospective nature of the novella. The ironic...

Joseph Conrad was a British author who is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers in English literature.  Conrad’s style influenced many of the great authors that followed him.  This edition of The Idiots includes a table of contents.

Meldung: "Bombe im Greewich-Park. Halb zwölf Uhr. Wirkung der Explosion noch bis Romney Road und Park Place bemerkbar. Ungeheures Loch im Boden. Ringsherum Reste eines Menschen, in tausend Stücke zerrissen. ..." Der Titel 'Der Geheimagent' ist der Band 20 in der Buchreihe 'Historical Diamond'....

Lord Jim ist ein Roman von Joseph Conrad, zuerst publiziert in Blackwood's Magazine im Jahr 1900. Der Roman gliedert sich in zwei Teile, eine psychologische Erzählung über Jims moralischen Fehler an Bord des Pilgerschiffs „Patna” und in eine Abenteuer-Geschichte über Jims Aufstieg und Niedergang...

Nostromo ist ein im Jahre 1904 erschienener komplexer politischer Roman. Schauplatz des Romans ist die fiktive Republik Costaguana. Sie steht für ein Klischee Südamerikas, in dessen Geschichte Bürgerkriege und Diktaturen ständig wechseln. Die Romanfigur Decoud sagt über diese Republik "mit...