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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling up river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in a radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but those of Western civilization....
Author
Publisher
Doubleday, Page & Co
Pub. Date
c1912
Language
English
Description
A Personal Record is an autobiographical work (or "fragment of biography") by Joseph Conrad, published in 1912. Notoriously unreliable and digressive in structure, it is nonetheless the principal contemporary source for information about the author's life.[citation needed] It tells about his schooling in Russian Poland, his sailing in Marseille, the influence of his uncle Tadeusz Bobrowski, and the writing of Almayer's Folly. It provides a glimpse...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c1912
Language
English
Description
A Personal Record is an autobiographical work (or "fragment of biography") by Joseph Conrad, published in 1912. It has also been published under the titles A Personal Record: Some Reminiscences and Some Reminiscences. Notoriously unreliable and digressive in structure, it is nonetheless the principal contemporary source for information about the author's life. It tells about his schooling in Russian Poland, his sailing in Marseille, the influence...
Author
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
In “Joseph Conrad: A Biography”, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of “Heart of Darkness”, “Lord Jim”, “Nostromo”, and many other landmarks in modern literature.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these forces shaped Joseph Conrad's destiny at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature,...
Author
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
The author responds to negative interpretations of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," arguing that claims the novel is racist and imperialist are based on distortions and misunderstandings, and reminding critics that the story is fiction rather than a sociological treatise.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[1983, c1977]
Language
English
Description
Asserts the author's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. This title includes "The Trouble with Nigeria", the author's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country.
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