Conrad, Joseph

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
243 editions published between 1899 and 2011 in 15 languages and held by 181 libraries worldwide
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The secret agent : a simple tale by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
139 editions published between 1906 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 169 libraries worldwide
Politisk spændingsroman om en agent provocateur, som får den meningsløse opgave at bombe observatoriet i Greenwich, symbolet på verdensordenen. Hele forløbet er en ironisk-grotesk vision af datidens moderne samfund med dets forløjede anarkisme og totale absurditet.

Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
185 editions published between 1902 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 156 libraries worldwide
Born in Poland, Conrad entered the British merchant service, becoming a master mariner and a naturalized British subject in 1886. In order to fill empty, boring hours at sea as a sailor, Conrad began writing his first novel. When he later transferred onto a Congo River, he started taking notes that would eventually become the basis for one of his masterpieces, Heart of Darkness. The novel was first serialized in Blackwood's Magazine and appeared soon after as a single volume. It is one of Conrad's best-known stories and is centered around the death of the powerful white trader aboard a river.

Nostromo : a tale of the seaboard by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
124 editions published between 1904 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 133 libraries worldwide
One of Joseph Conrad's greatest works, Nostromo is a gripping tale of capitalist exploitation and rebellion that employs flashbacks and glimpses of the future to depict the lure of silver and its effects on men.

Almayer's folly by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
73 editions published between 1895 and 2001 in 5 languages and held by 113 libraries worldwide
Set in the remote, eastern settlement of Sambir on the river Pantai, somewhere in Malaysia, Almayer's Folly is a stirring romance involving such traditional elements as forbidden love, exotic travel, pirates, hidden treasure, adventure and mysterious political intrigue.

The rescue by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
56 editions published between 1920 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 98 libraries worldwide
The Rescue (1920) was one of Conrad's last novels to be published before his death, four years later. The plot follows the mislaid plans of protagonist Captain Tom Lingard, who, whilst on his way to help a native friend regain his land, falls in love with a married woman whose yacht he saves from floundering. Civil war rages between the native tribes of the Malay straits. Captain Tim Wingard sides with the Rajah Hassim. But as is the case with so much in the Far East, nothing is straightforward.

The shadow-line : a confession by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
94 editions published between 1917 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 97 libraries worldwide
The Shadow-Line is a poignant and beautiful story. Written during the First World War it expresses Conrad's solidarity with all who were obliged to cross in early youth the shadow-line of their war-torn generation.

The nigger of the "Narcissus by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
107 editions published between 1897 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 93 libraries worldwide
The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) is the story of a voyage from an Eastern port, and the undermining of morale of the ship's crew by sympathy for a dying black sailor. Waite's death brings out the best and worst in his crewmates ... pity and humanity on one hand, selfishness and jealousy on the other.

The rover by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
54 editions published between 1921 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 86 libraries worldwide

Victory : an island tale by Joseph Conrad ( Book )
96 editions published between 1915 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 84 libraries worldwide
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