Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.,

The portable Conrad / [print] Joseph Conrad ; edited with an introduction by Michael Gorra. - New York : Penguin Books, (c)2007. - xlvi, 702 pages ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .



A calm and a storm -- Three stories -- Heart of darkness -- The secret agent -- Essays, autobiography, and letters.

A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusionsJoseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of "The Portable Conrad" features the best known and most enduring of Conrads works, including "The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness," and "The Nigger of the Narcissus," as well as shorter tales like "Amy Forster" and "The Secret Sharer," a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic.



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