Tales of unrest: Karain, A Memory - The Idiots - An Outpost Of Progress - The Return - The Lagoon

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886. Though he did not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe. Tales of Unrest is a collection of short stories originally published in 1898. It includes: Karain, A Memory; The Idiots; An Outpost Of Progress; The Return; The Lagoon.
Unabridged edition with an interactive table of contents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788832587074
Publisher:	Synapse Publishing
Publication date:	04/23/2019
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	564 KB

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France