Outpost of Progress and Other Stories (eBook)

Joseph Conrad (Autor)

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2019
144 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-84159-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.7.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Schlagworte: Apocalypse Now • Brando • Carlier • Colonialism • Congo • Conrad • cosmopolis • Heart of Darkness • kayerts • Parody • Poland • river • river boat • Tales of Unrest • the secret agent • traders
• ISBN-10: 0-486-84159-6 / 0486841596
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-84159-5 / 9780486841595