Joseph Conrad

Notes on Life and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Letters part of this 1921 collection of short pieces by the author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim takes on the subjects Stephen Crane, Guy de Maupassant, Anatole France, Turgenev, and others. The second part, entitled Life, includes articles about war, autocracy, Poland, ocean liners, and the sinking of the Titanic as well as the subsequent investigation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411456105
• Artikelnr.: 50390284

Autorenporträt

Joseph Conrad, born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857 in present-day Ukraine, grew up in a politically active Polish family. His father, a writer and patriot, was imprisoned for anti-Russian activism, and Conrad's early years were marked by displacement and loss. Orphaned at age eleven, he was raised by his uncle, who encouraged his passion for the sea.Conrad began his maritime career in the French merchant navy before joining the British merchant fleet, where he spent nearly 20 years at sea. His experiences as a sailor provided the foundation for much of his writing, including Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. Although he did not learn English until his twenties, Conrad became a master of the language, creating works that explore themes of isolation, imperialism, and human nature.Conrad's fiction often reflects his personal struggles with identity, exile, and the human psyche. His unique perspective as a Polish expatriate writing in English contributed to his status as one of the most influential modernist writers of the 20th century. His works continue to be studied for their complex narrative techniques and moral ambiguity.

Foto: George Charles Beresford

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Abbreviations
Introduction
Notes on Life and Letters: Author's note
Part 1. Letters
Part 2. Life
The texts
Apparatus
Appendices
Notes.