Joseph Conrad - Libros y biografía

Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Anglo-Polish novelist Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow's experience as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa....

Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts...

Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by...

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals largely with the life of Mr. Verloc and his job as a spy. The Secret Agent...

Almayer's Folly, published in 1895, is Joseph Conrad's first novel. Set in the late 19th century, it centers on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: The importance of water in the literature of Joseph Conrad First published in 1897 as The Children of the Sea, "The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'”...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: The importance of water in the literature of Joseph Conrad First published in 1896, "An Outpost of Progress" is both a psychological thriller...

The Secret Agent is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret...

Pubblicato nel 1913 ‘Il caso’ fu un grande successo, decisamente il più grande successo commerciale di Joseph Conrad. La caratteristica del romanzo è data dall’originalità della narrazione, divisa appunto...

»Das Herz der Finsternis« von 1899 ist das bekannteste Werk des Bestsellerautors Joseph Conrad. In dem Roman verarbeitet Joseph Conrad seine eigenen Erfahrungen als Kapitän eines Flussdampfers auf dem...

C'è una nave immobile in mezzo all'Oceano Indiano. Non c'è vento, ma le vele sono scosse dalla paura e dalle preoccupazioni dell'equipaggio. In pochi giorni molti marinai finiscono vittime di una strana...

Lord Jim, livro maior de Conrad, a par de Coração das Tre­vas, consagrou definitivamente o autor como um dos grandes da literatura inglesa. Jim é um romântico. Influenciado por leituras de juventude,...

Cuore di tenebra è probabilmente il più famoso romanzo di Joseph Conrad. Narra la storia del viaggio per risalire un fiume nell’Africa centrale da parte di Charlie Marlow, il quale racconta la sua ossessione...

Landfall and Departure mark the rhythmical swing of a seaman?s life and of a ship's career. From land to land is the most concise definition of a ship's earthly fate. A "Departure" is not what a vain...

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably...

In the time of Spanish rule, and for many years afterwards, the town of Sulaco-the luxuriant beauty of the orange gardens bears witness to its antiquity-had never been commercially anything more important...

"Nostromo," the literary tour de force penned by Joseph Conrad, unfolds with an epic sweep, inviting readers into a mesmerizing tapestry of political machinations, moral complexities, and the irresistible...

Heart of Darkness (1899) is a short novel by Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow's life as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. The river is "a mighty...

Recull de narracions majoritàriament inèdites en català.La narrativa curta de Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) representa una dimensió fonamental de la seva literatura i, tanmateix, ha estat ben poc publicada...

Charles Marlow is a young man who is looking for a position. Thanks to his aunt, he becomes the captain of a steamboat which belongs to a company that trades in ivory. Hence, he goes to Africa and soon...

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Sa connaissance des voies surprenantes du monde est la plus étendue de tous les écrivains contemporains. Il a une force d'imagination inégalée et un profond sentiment du drame et de la logique des événements...

Jeunesse est une nouvelle de Joseph Conrad publiée en 1898 dans la revue Blackwood's Magazine, puis en 1902 dans le recueil de nouvelles Youth : A Narrative, and Two Other Stories (traduit en français...

Typhon est une nouvelle de Joseph Conrad. Elle se déroule au XIXe siècle à bord d'un navire de commerce pendant un typhon. La nouvelle a été traduite en français par André Gide en 1918 aux Éditions de...

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a British writer, best known for his works "Lord Jim" and "Heart of Darkness". Of Polish origin, Conrad, who settled in England, was considered one of the most important...

Joseph Conrad was an English-language writer, best known for works like "Nostromo," "Lord Jim," and "Heart of Darkness," immortalized on screen by Marlon Brando in "Apocalypse Now." Of Polish origin but...

El clàssic que ha inspirat a moltíssims autors i obres posteriors, entre elles la cèlebre pel·lícula de Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now.El cor de les tenebres és una novel·la inspirada en els sis...

These five stories were collected and published as Tales of Unrest in 1898, shortly before Heart of Darkness, the first of Conrad’s major novels. Ranging from the faraway and unfamiliar, where the acquisitiveness...

Uno squisito esteta che odia e disprezza la violenza, si trova per caso  a confrontarsi con un intellettuale dalla doppia vita: ufficialmente brillante e perfido giornalista, nella clandestinità è un...

Der ehemalige Seemann Charlie Marlow erzählt in geselliger Runde auf einer vornehmen Segeljacht von seinen Erlebnissen als Kapitän eines Flussschiffes in Afrika. Die Reise des Dampfschiffes führt den...