An Outpost of Progress and Other Stories

ISBN: 9780486831695 Categorii: Diverse. An apariție: 2019 Autor: Joseph Conrad Editură: Dover Publications Inc. Colecție: Dover Thrift Editions Tip copertă: Paperback Număr pagini: 128 Stoc: Stoc limitat

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Drawing upon his experiences as the captain of a steamer on the Congo River, Joseph Conrad wrote "An Outpost of Progress," a sharp critique of British colonialism that the master storyteller considered his best tale. A precursor to Heart of Darkness, it traces the physical and moral degradation of two English overseers at a remote African trading post, offering a compelling view of the destructive effects of cultural isolation.
This compilation presents four additional short stories: "An Anarchist (A Desperate Tale)," centering on an ex-convict's association with a radical political faction in nineteenth-century England; "The Informer (An Ironic Tale)," a character study in political contradictions focusing on an anarchist's embrace of bourgeois values; "Il Conde (A Pathetic Tale)," in which a violent crime disrupts a nobleman's visit to Naples; and "A Smile of Fortune," which recounts how a seafarer's romantic inclinations lead him into misplacing his loyalty.

Limba
Engleza
Autor
Joseph Conrad
Data Publicarii
2019
Editura
Dover Publications Inc.
Latime
12.7
Inaltime
20.3
Tip Coperta
Paperback
Nr Pag
128
Colectie
Dover Thrift Editions
Bic
FC
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