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This masterpiece details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chiefs daughter. The story features Conrads recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in "Almayers Folly" (1895) and "The Rescue" (1920), in addition to sharing other characters with those novels."An Outcast of the Islands" is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrads experience as mate of a steamer, the Vigar.

"Lord Jim", chef-d’œuvre du célèbre auteur britannique Joseph Conrad, a été publié en 1900. Un jeune officier de marine, le lieutenant Jim, embarque comme second à bord dun vieux cargo «bon pour la f

Este ebook presenta "El corazón de las tinieblas" con un sumario dinámico y detallado. 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 Africa, El corazon de las tinieblas esta hasta cierto punto inspirada en los seis meses que Joseph Conrad paso en el Congo colonizado y devastado por el rey Leopoldo II de Belgica. Hoy es probablemente la obra mas conocida de Conrad. Fue incluida en la serie Great Books of the 20th Century ("Grandes libros del siglo XX"), publicada por Penguin Books. Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, mas conocido como Joseph Conrad (1857 1924), fue un novelista polaco que adopto el ingles como lengua literaria. Conrad, cuya obra explora la vulnerabilidad y la inestabilidad moral del ser humano, esta considerado como uno de los mas grandes novelistas de la Literatura Universal.

This volume contains ''Typhoon,'' ''The Secret Sharer,'' ''Falk,'' and ''Amy Foster.'' ''Typhoon'', a story of a steamship and her crew beset by a tempest, is a masterpiece of descriptive virtuosity and moral irony, while ''The Secret Sharer'' excels in symbolic ambiguity. Both stories vividly present Conrad''s abiding preoccupation with the theme of solidarity, challenged from without by the elements and from within by human doubts and fears. Conrad''s experiences as a captain of the ship Otago in 1888 provided material for both ''The Secret Sharer'' and ''Falk''. ''Amy Foster'', written in 1901, is bleak and stark in its depiction of human isolation and incomprehension. In a range of tones extending from the sombre to the radiant, Conrad''s central preoccupations are displayed at their best, strangest, and most plangent in this selection of stories. Cedric Watts is an authority on Conrad and the author of numerous books and articles on Conrad including Joseph Conrad: A Literary Life (1989), A Preface to Conrad (2nd edn 1993), and Joseph Conrad (1994). For OWC he has edited Heart of Darkness and Other Tales and other Conrad books for other publishers, most recently Lord Jim for Broadview Press.

La suspense durera per sempre, scrive introducendo il romanzo Richard Curle, lamico fedele degli ultimi anni di Conrad, commentando lappropriatezza e linvolontaria ironia del titolo. Non si riferisce alla suspense che pure e presente in tutta lopera che gravava sullEuropa nellimminenza dei cento giorni, ma a quella che alla fine del romanzo lascia ancora irrisolti i destini dei suoi personaggi.Il principale, Cosmo Latham, e un giovane inglese che giunge a Genova nel corso del suo grand tour e rivede dopo anni la figlia di un nobile francese, conosciuta da bimba, ora sposata a un ricco e cinico parvenu. Nello scenario di intrighi e di complotti che era la Genova di quei giorni, nasce lattrazione fra i due, ma gli eventi porteranno Cosmo a unirsi quasi senza volerlo a un gruppo di cospiratori sul punto di partire per una misteriosa missione. Questa nuova traduzione curata da Francesco Francis fa parte degli ebook dei Dragomanni (www.dragomanni.it)(Circa 480.000 caratteri )

El negro del ‘Narcissus’ (1897) toma como punto de partida el viaje de Joseph Conrad a bordo del barco del mismo nombre en 1884. Con esta novela, la tercera de su carrera, Conrad inaugura la línea qu

Tanto en Falk como en Una avanzadilla del progreso resuenan las variaciones de todos los acordes de la obra de Conrad: el descenso a los infiernos, la gangrena que corroe inexorablemente la carne y el alma, la redencion posible e imposible... Falk, capitan de un remolcador que presta sus servicios en un puerto de Extremo Oriente, es un hombre hosco e insociable, torturado por un secreto terrible, que finalmente desvelara por un deseo de regeneracion moral y de aceptacion de su culpa por parte de la mujer amada. Una avanzadilla del progreso, su mejor relato segun el autor, es una critica feroz de los abusos de una colonizacion despiadada, que envilece a sus mismos ejecutores. Pues lo que aqui esta en juego no es el porvenir de una civilizacion, que, en todo caso siempre sale malparada, sino unos valores o una manera de estar en el mundo, aunque para conservarla haya que vivir muchas vidas en una sola, como el mismo Conrad.

En los tiempos de las guerras napoleónicas, dos oficiales franceses, Feraud y D´Hubert, se baten en duelo sin que haya una razón clara para ello. A partir de ese momento, surgirá entre ellos una extr

La linea dombra di Joseph Conrad e la storia di un giovane marinaio che, lasciato lincarico di secondo ufficiale su un mercantile inglese decide di abbandonare la vita di mare. Ma mentre aspetta di fare ritorno in Inghilterra gli si presenta una grande occasione: assumere il comando di una nave. Il giovane capitano dovra pero fronteggiare una terribile epidemia che colpisce lequipaggio e avverse condizioni climatiche che bloccano limbarcazione in mezzo al mare. Il superamento di queste avversita e il superamento metaforico delle difficolta della vita, di quella linea dombra che separa la spensieratezza della gioventu dalla consapevolezza della maturita.

"Lord Jim", Conrads most famous work published in 1900, is also his most extensive examination of a persistent theme: the conflict between an individuals inner moral code and his or her outward actions. They say we never really know ourselves until a crisis comes, that it is in those split-second, life-or-death decisions that we discover who we really are. Are we brave? Are we cowardly? Something better, or maybe worse? These are the questions upon which Joseph Conrads novel, "Lord Jim", center.Considered to be one of the most important novels in all of English literature, "Lord Jim" tackles those dark questions that haunt the human spirit, questions we dare not admit to ourselves, let alone to others. It explores the nature of courage, the enduring impact of mistakes made in an instant, the indifference of the universe, the complexities of speaking ones truth, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing oneself or another.As a young boy learning the sailors craft, Jim is certain he will meet the test of moral courage, but later, while serving as a first mate on the Patna, an old, unseaworthy steamer carrying Muslim pilgrims across the Indian Ocean, he fails the test. The Patna strikes an unknown object in the night and seems ready to sink. The crew, including Jim, abandons the ship and its passengers. When the drifting Patna is discovered and the events are revealed, Jim becomes an outcast, both literally and morally...

In Joseph Conrads The Shadow Line, written in 1915, the author explores the passage to manhood.The story begins with thoughts of youth and its lack of introspection and reflection. The narrator speaks of rash moments, such as when one suddenly marries. He says there is a shadow line that must be crossed from youth to adulthood. This is indeed a work full of "sudden passions," in which Conrad is able to show how the full intensity of existence can be experienced by the man who, in the words of the older Captain Giles, is prepared to "stand up to his bad luck, to his mistakes, to his conscience." A subtle and penetrating analysis of the nature of manhood, "The Shadow-Line" investigates varieties of masculinity and desire in a subtext that counters the tales seemingly conventional surface."The Shadow-Line" is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea captains first command brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first mate is convinced that the ship is haunted by the malignant spirit of a previous captain.

¿Qué es lo que atrae de las historias de Joseph Conrad?, se pregunta José de la Colina en su prólogo a Lord Jim. Antes que nada, responde, el hecho de que hablan de viajes por mar, de aventuras, de islas exoticas, de locas hazañas y empresas tragicas. Pero en ellas agrega descubrimos algo mas: un codigo de coraje y nobleza que hasta en los personajes caidos y deshonrados puede palpitar como un rescoldo, como una posibilidad de rescate moral que los rehace dignos para siempre de nuestro respeto. Acaso una de las historias que mejor dejen de manifiesto el atractivo que caracteriza al mundo conradiano sea, precisamente, Lord Jim. En ella, Conrad profundiza en cuestiones como el honor perdido y la culpabilidad, la expiacion y el heroismo. En Lord Jim nos dice De la Colina, se pone en pie un protagonista que nos acompañara toda nuestra vida de lectores, de relectores, y mas alla de las paginas: en la memoria.

Berdichev, (1857-1924). Joseph Conrad, novelista británico de origen polaco, ha sido considerado como uno de los grandes escritores modernos en lengua inglesa. El conjunto de su obra se caracterizó por significar una profunda exploracion de la vulnerabilidad y la inestabilidad moral del ser humano. Su vida en el mar y en puertos extranjeros constituyeron el telon de fondo de casi todos sus relatos, pero su obsesion fundamental fue la condicion humana y la lucha del individuo entre el bien y el mal, que reflejo en sus escritos con un estilo rico y vigoroso y una tecnica narrativa que se sirvio con habilidad de las interrupciones en los discursos cronologicos.

El corazón de las tinieblas es una de las novelas más estremecedoras de todos los tiempos, además de una de las obras maestras del siglo xix. El libro cuenta el viaje que el protagonista, Marlow, hace por un rio del Congo en busca de Kurtz, un agente comercial que al parecer se ha vuelto loco, ya que cruza la debil linea de sombra que separa el bien del mal y se entrega con placer a las mas terribles atrocidades.

En 1906, dos años después de la publicación de su novela "Nostromo", un acontecimiento real, el intento de volar el Observatorio de Greenwich por parte de un anarquista llamado Martial Bourdin, inspiro a Conrad el tema de un relato magistral que veria la luz al año siguiente bajo el titulo "El agente secreto". La historia se desarrolla en Londres en 1886 y esta centrada en la vida de Mr. Verloc y su trabajo como espia. Es una de las ultimas obras politicas escritas por Conrad, que se alejan de sus tipicas historias maritimas. Trata ampliamente los temas de anarquismo, espionaje y terrorismo. Retrata los grupos anarquistas o revolucionarios antes de las revueltas sociales del siglo XX, sin embargo, se ocupa tambien del tema de la explotacion, en particular respecto de la relacion entre Verloc y su cuñado.

First published in 1906, "The Mirror of the Sea" was the first of Joseph Conrads two autobiographical memoirs.When Joseph Conrad was discharged from the clipper Torrens in London during the summer of 1893, his seafaring career was over. He had travelled the world by then, risen in rank from apprentice to captain, survived shipwreck and turbulent seas. But after nineteen years afloat he longed for the land, and wrote to his cousin of the uniform grey of my existence. Once ashore, however, vivid memories of his past life began to surface. While steam and internal combustion were changing maritime travel forever, Conrad started to reflect on the voyages he had made in the Golden Age of Sail. "The Mirror of the Sea" is a personal meditation on the sea and its meanings by one of the twentieth centurys most important novelists.