Joseph Conrad, best novels

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) was a Polish author who wrote in English after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English,. He wrote stories and novels, often with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent universe. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature.

In this book:
Heart of Darkness
The Secret Agent
Lord Jim

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781548321659
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	06/24/2017
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France