A collection of Conrad's most enduring work, edited by Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gorra A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness, and The Nigger of the "Narcissus," as well as shorter…mehr
A collection of Conrad's most enduring work, edited by Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gorra A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness, and The Nigger of the "Narcissus," as well as shorter tales like "Amy Forster" and "The Secret Sharer," a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Joseph Conrad (originally Józef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski) was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1896 he settled in Kent, where he produced within fifteen years such modern classics as Youth, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and Under Western Eyes. He continued to write until his death in 1924. Today Conrad is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers of fiction in English—his third language. Michael Gorra is a professor of English at Smith College. His books include The Bells in Their Silence: Travels Through Germany and After Empire: Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie. His book, Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece (2012), was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography.
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Inhaltsangabe
The Portable ConradAcknowledgments Introduction by Michael Gorra Joseph Conrad: A Chronology I. A Calm and a Storm The Secret Sharer: An Episode from the Coast Preface to The Nigger of the "Narcissus" The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Sea II. Three Stories Karain: A Memory Amy Foster The Warrior's Soul III. Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness IV. The Secret Agent Author's Note The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale V. Essays, Autobiography, and Letters Autocracy and War Some Reflections on the Loss of the Titanic FROM The Mirror of the Sea, "Initiation" FROM A Personal Record Letters To Marguerite Poradowska, 26 September 1890 To Carol Zagorski, 10 March 1896 To R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 20 December 1897 To Edward Garnett, 29 March 1898 To John Galsworthy, 12 March 1899 To R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 14 October 1899 To William Blackwood, 31 May 1902 To Roger Casement, 21 December 1903 To William Rothenstein, 3 September 1904 To J. B. Pinker, 30 July 1907 To J. B. Pinker, 16? July 1908 To Edward Garnett, 27 May 1912 To John Quinn, January 1917 To John Quinn, 6 February 1918 To Hugh Walpole, 10 February 1922 To C. K. Scott Moncrieff, 17 December 1922 Suggestions for Further Reading
The Portable ConradAcknowledgments Introduction by Michael Gorra Joseph Conrad: A Chronology I. A Calm and a Storm The Secret Sharer: An Episode from the Coast Preface to The Nigger of the "Narcissus" The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Sea II. Three Stories Karain: A Memory Amy Foster The Warrior's Soul III. Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness IV. The Secret Agent Author's Note The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale V. Essays, Autobiography, and Letters Autocracy and War Some Reflections on the Loss of the Titanic FROM The Mirror of the Sea, "Initiation" FROM A Personal Record Letters To Marguerite Poradowska, 26 September 1890 To Carol Zagorski, 10 March 1896 To R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 20 December 1897 To Edward Garnett, 29 March 1898 To John Galsworthy, 12 March 1899 To R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 14 October 1899 To William Blackwood, 31 May 1902 To Roger Casement, 21 December 1903 To William Rothenstein, 3 September 1904 To J. B. Pinker, 30 July 1907 To J. B. Pinker, 16? July 1908 To Edward Garnett, 27 May 1912 To John Quinn, January 1917 To John Quinn, 6 February 1918 To Hugh Walpole, 10 February 1922 To C. K. Scott Moncrieff, 17 December 1922 Suggestions for Further Reading
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