Posts Tagged ‘Joseph Conrad’
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The Nigger of the Narcissus – Joseph Conrad
One of the best and most terrifying descriptions of a storm at sea. Incredible metaphors and mastery of the use of language.
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Victory: An Island Tale- Joseph Conrad
Victory: An Island Tale – Joseph Conrad – 1915 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 5 December 2001 This is an exquisite novel. The bulk of the story takes place on the near-deserted Indonesian island of Samburan, where...
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The Secret Agent – Joseph Conrad
The Secret Agent – Joseph Conrad – 1907 Reviewed by: Guillermo Maynez Date: 11 September 2002 It is certainly a very good novel, the one that introduced me to Conrad, and glad it did. In this era of totally cr...
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Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad – 1899 Reviewed by: Faik Genç Date: 11 October 2004 A fantastic book by a great writer. So much can be described in so few number of pages, a very short book for a col...
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Lord Jim- Joseph Conrad
Lord Jim – Joseph Conrad – 1900 Reviewed by: Pete C. Date: 1 July 2004 I think this is one of Conrad’s finest novels, on the same level as Nostromo (I should let it be known that, unlike most people, I ...
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Nostromo- Joseph Conrad
Nostromo – Joseph Conrad – 1904 Reviewed by: Guillermo Máynez Gil Sharing that characteristic with other authors such as Herman Melville, Conrad was a sailor who travelled around the world and had many adventures. ...
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Under Western Eyes- Joseph Conrad
Under Western Eyes – Joseph Conrad – 1911 Posted by Guillermo Maynez on 16/3/2013, 11:12:57 All of the works by Conrad that I’ve read are emotionally charged, not in a melodramatic way, but in a tense way. Ten...
