Conrad Joseph: 705 books

Más que centrarse exhaustivamente en el desarrollo militar de la época, el autor conduce su cámara hacia dos jóvenes oficiales del 4º y 7º de Húsares: el ayudante de campo D´Hubert y el oficial del 7º, Feraud. Conrad nos señala los dos polos antagónicos, Caín con su Abel, para centrarse...

Nueve años antes, un joven marinero inglés de origen polaco emprendió un viaje que marcaría su vida. En 1890 Joseph Conrad fue contratado por la compañía belga SGB cómo capitán del barco de vapor Roi des Belges por el río Congo. Una estancia de seis meses fue más que suficiente para...

Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke: Romane + Erzählungen" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) war ein Schriftsteller polnischer Herkunft, der seine Werke in englischer Sprache verfasste. Seine...

Dieses eBook: "Nostromo (Politischer Roman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Nostromo ist ein im Jahre 1904 erschienener komplexer politischer Roman. Schauplatz des Romans ist die fiktive Republik Costaguana....

Mitjançant la descripció del viatge del capità Marlow pel riu Congo en cerca del misteriós Kurtz, el cap d'una explotació d'ivori, Joseph Conrad va escriure un dels testimonis més brutals del sistema colonial que regia una gran part del planeta. Cent anys més tard, aquesta novel·la curta ha...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.The Arrow of Gold is Joseph Conrad's most romantic novel, literally a cloak-and-dagger tale set in the French port of Marseilles and the adjacent "sea of classic adventures." The principal characters are Monsieur George,...

"The Planter of Malata" is a novella written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1914, it is an exotic tale of love and death, set in the Far East. This edition is enriched with two other Conrad's texts: "A Personal Record", an autobiographical work written in 1912, and "Notes on My Books", a 1920 essay on his writings.

"An Anarchist: A Desperate Tale" is one of the best-known short stories written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1906, the tale is centered around anarchist movement and political violence in nineteenth century England. This edition is enriched with two other Conrad's texts:...

"A Smile of Fortune: Harbour Story" is one of the best-known novellas written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1912, the tale is centered around a young sea captain who has to face a bewildering ethical dilemma This edition is enriched with two other Conrad's texts: "A...

"The Warrior's Soul" is one of the best-known short stories written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1917, it is a war tale of loyalty, murder and exile, set during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. This edition is enriched with two other Conrad's texts: "A Personal Record",...

Though he is best remembered as one of the greatest twentieth-century novelists, Joseph Conrad also dabbled in drama from time to time. The play One Day More is a reworking of Conrad's short story "Tomorrow." It centers on a family which has structured its entire existence around the promise of their son returning home from a long stint at sea.

"The Idiots" is a short story by Joseph Conrad, his first to be published. It first appeared in The Savoy in 1896. The story was included in the Conrad collection Tales of Unrest, published in 1898.[1] Set in Britanny, the story describes a couple whose children have intellectual disability; the strain on the family leads eventually to murder.

I don't know whether I ought to offer an apology for this collection which has more to do with life than with letters. Its appeal is made to orderly minds. This, to be frank about it, is a process of tidying up, which, from the nature of things, cannot be regarded as premature. The fact is that I...

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,...