Typhoon and Other Stories (Everyman's Library)

Typhoon and Other Stories (Everyman's Library)
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Joseph Conradâ€™s long experience as a working seaman enriched and deepened his literary gifts, making him the most brilliant and convincing writer of seafaringâ€™s greatest age. In the three sea stories collected here, he makes deft use of the maritime setting to enact moral dramas of men tested by the elements and byÂ one another.

â€œThe Nigger of the â€˜Narcissusâ€™â€ has been hailed as Conradâ€™s earliest masterpiece. When a West Indian sailor on board the merchant ship Narcissus falls ill his condition sparks conflict among the crew, which threatens to erupt in mutiny under the pressure of a terrifying gale. â€œTyphoon,â€ the gripping story of a steamship captain who stubbornly steers into a major tempest and the crewâ€™s ensuing struggle to survive the raging waters, is distinguished by one of the most thrillingly evoked storms in all of literature.Â â€œThe Shadow-Lineâ€ is a dramatically fictionalized account of Conradâ€™s first command as a young sea captain trapped aboard a becalmed, fever-wracked, and seemingly haunted shipâ€”an ordeal that marks for him the â€œshadow-lineâ€ between youth and maturity. Suspenseful, atmospheric, and deceptively simple, this intense story reflects the complex themes of Conradâ€™s most famous novels, Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness.
With an introduction by Martin Seymour-Smith
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1991-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679405474

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1991-10-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780679405474

Typhoon and Other Stories (Everyman's Library)

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