Joseph Conrad
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born
December 03, 1857
died
August 03, 1924
gender
male
place of birth
Berdichev (formerly Poland), Ukraine
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski was a Polish-born English novelist. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not learn to speak English well until he was in his 20s (albeit always with a Polish accent).
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.41 — 19,410 ratings — published 1902 207 editions |
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Heart of Darkness/The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad, Joyce Carol Oates avg rating 3.48 — 3,808 ratings — published 1902 35 editions |
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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.50 — 1,815 ratings — published 1900 119 editions |
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Heart of Darkness: Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism, Fourth Edition (Norton Critical Edition) by Joseph Conrad, Paul B. Armstrong avg rating 3.42 — 1,653 ratings — published 2005 |
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Nostromo by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.73 — 551 ratings — published 1904 71 editions |
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The Secret Sharer and other stories by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.59 — 306 ratings — published 1909 15 editions |
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Victory by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.81 — 245 ratings — published 1915 31 editions |
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Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.77 — 169 ratings — published 1911 34 editions |
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The Nigger of the Narcissus and the Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.84 — 154 ratings — published 2005 |
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Typhoon and Other Tales by Joseph Conrad avg rating 3.75 — 146 ratings — published 1963 17 editions |
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"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men."
— Joseph Conrad
— Joseph Conrad
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"My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel--it is, before all, to make you see."
— Joseph Conrad (Lord Jim)
— Joseph Conrad (Lord Jim)
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