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The Nature of a Crime by Joseph Conrad - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) (Delphi Parts Edition
98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2019
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Joseph Conrad
2,871 books4,806 followersJoseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and, although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings, that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable, and amoral world.
Conrad is considered a literary impressionist by some and an early modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in Lord Jim, for example, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and inspired by his works. Numerous writers and critics have commented that his fictional works, written largely in the first two decades of the 20th century, seem to have anticipated later world events.
Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew on the national experiences of his native Poland—during nearly all his life, parceled out among three occupying empires—and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated world—including imperialism and colonialism—and that profoundly explore the human psyche.
Conrad is considered a literary impressionist by some and an early modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in Lord Jim, for example, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and inspired by his works. Numerous writers and critics have commented that his fictional works, written largely in the first two decades of the 20th century, seem to have anticipated later world events.
Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew on the national experiences of his native Poland—during nearly all his life, parceled out among three occupying empires—and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated world—including imperialism and colonialism—and that profoundly explore the human psyche.
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February 23, 2023
Overview: Our unnamed protagonist sees that his life is over. What does he do to set his affairs in order? Does he double check the financial records that he is responsible for? Nah, let's confess to a married woman. What could possibly go wrong.
Dislikes: Oh boy, this guy is a sociopath. What other kind of person crows about cheating, tricking,, or otherwise misusing people?
Likes: For the most part, the story was interesting.
Conclusion: This was an interesting story. Personally, I'd just mail those letters to the police. Enjoy the read.
Dislikes: Oh boy, this guy is a sociopath. What other kind of person crows about cheating, tricking,, or otherwise misusing people?
Likes: For the most part, the story was interesting.
Conclusion: This was an interesting story. Personally, I'd just mail those letters to the police. Enjoy the read.
March 5, 2025
Listened to an audiobook, 2h.
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