Joseph Conrad

The Shadow-Line (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Recently made captain, a young ship's officer comes quickly to maturity when faced with a crisis that tests his ability to lead his crew.

Based in part upon author Joseph Conrad's experience in the British merchant marine, The Shadow-Line is considered to be one of his masterpieces, revealing Conrad's skill at conveying complex themes and characters within a deceptively simple story.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Canada
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781443445825
• Artikelnr.: 42499228

Autorenporträt

Polish author Joseph Conrad is considered to be one of the greatest English-language novelists, a remarkable achievement considering English was not his first language. Conrad's literary works often featured a nautical setting, reflecting the influences of his early career in the Merchant Navy, and his depictions of the struggles of the human spirit in a cold, indifferent world are best exemplified in such seminal works as Heart of Darkness, Lord JimM, The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Regarded as a forerunner of modernist literature, Conrad's writing style and characters have influenced such distinguished writers as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William S. Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, and George Orwell, among many others. Many of Conrad's novels have been adapted for film, most notably Heart of Darkness, which served as the inspiration and foundation for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now.

Foto: George Charles Beresford

Inhaltsangabe

General editors' preface
Chronology
Abbreviations and note on editions
Introduction
The Shadow-Line, A Confession
The texts: an essay
Apparatus
Textual notes
Appendices
Explanatory notes
Glossary of nautical terms
Maps.