Joseph Conrad: 705 books

Classic Conrad novel. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Conrad (1857 1924) was a Polish-born English novelist. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in the English language—a fact that is remarkable, as he did not learn to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties (and...

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Espionage novel. Conrad's other novel of this same kind is "The Secret Agent." According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Conrad (1857 1924) was a Polish-born English novelist. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in the English language—a fact that is remarkable, as he did not learn to...

Naples, 1905. Joseph Conrad fait la connaissance d’un aristocrate polonais qui l’intrigue. Un an plus tard, il en tire Le Comte. Le Comte, c’est cet élégant et fortuné sexagénaire qui n’ose dire son vrai nom et dont la silhouette hante l’hôtel où il est descendu, personne ne sait pourquoi,...

CONRAD, Joseph (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857-1924), was born of Polish parents in the Russian-dominated Ukraine. His father political opinions caused the family to be exiled to Volagda, in northern Russia, where Conrad´s mother died when he was 7. His father also died after...

El corazón de las tinieblas (Heart of darkness) es el título de un cuento extenso o novela corta de Joseph Conrad, 1899, y en forma de libro en 1902. Ambientado en África, El corazón de las tinieblas está hasta cierto punto inspirada en los seis meses que Joseph...

Pocos autores pueden compararse con la desmesura de la invención, la variedad de registros, la profundidad de inmersión de su viaje hacia los lugares más oscuros y recónditos de la mente y la delicadeza descriptiva de Joseph Conrad. Se recoge aquí en lengua española por vez primera la totalidad...

Composto e pubblicato in rivista nel 1897, Karain venne inserito l’anno dopo da Joseph Conrad nel volume dei Racconti inquieti accanto ad altri capolavori come Un avamposto del progesso e Il ritorno. Non sono passati nemmeno tre anni dal suo esordio narrativo, ma quel prodigio letterario che è...

CONRAD, Joseph (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857-1924), was born of Polish parents in the Russian-dominated Ukraine. His father political opinions caused the family to be exiled to Volagda, in northern Russia, where Conrad´s mother died when he was 7. His father also died after...

CONRAD, Joseph (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857-1924), was born of Polish parents in the Russian-dominated Ukraine. His father political opinions caused the family to be exiled to Volagda, in northern Russia, where Conrad´s mother died when he was 7. His father also died after...

Typhoon is a classic sea yarn, possibly based upon Conrad's actual experience of seaman's life, and probably on a real incident aboard of the steamer John P. Best(according to the book by Jerry Allen on the "Sea years of Joseph Conrad", first published in 1965). The author of the mentioned...

Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction, by Joseph Conrad, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are...

Classic Conrad short story. "What was known of Captain Hagberd in the little seaport of Colebrook was not exactly in his favour. He did not belong to the place. He had come to settle there under circumstances not at all myste- rious--he used to be very communicative about them at the time--but extremely...

CONRAD, Joseph (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857-1924), was born of Polish parents in the Russian-dominated Ukraine. His father political opinions caused the family to be exiled to Volagda, in northern Russia, where Conrad´s mother died when he was 7. His father also died after...