Nostromo by Joseph Conrad
Nostromo, published in 1904, is one of Conrad's finest works. Nostromo – though one hundred years old – says as much about today's Latin America as any of the finest recent accounts of that region's turbulent political life. Insistently dramatic in its storytelling, spectacular in its recreation of the subtropical landscape, this picture of an insurrectionary society and the opportunities it provides for moral corruption gleams on every page with its author's dry, undeceived, impeccable intelligence.
About the Author
Joseph Conrad was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1874 Conrad travelled to Marseilles, where he served in French merchant vessels before joining a British ship in 1878 as an apprentice. In 1886 he obtained British nationality. Eight years later he left the sea to devote himself to writing, publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895. The following year he settled in Kent, where he produced within fifteen years such modern classics as Youth, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and Under Western Eyes. He continued to write until his death in 1924.
Format: Paperback | 464 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18 x 11.1 x 3 | 274g
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0140620281
ISBN13: 9780140620283
Condition: Acceptable
A vintage book with obvious wear. Has some damage to the cover, including minor scuff marks, minor creasing and scratches, but integrity still intact. A previous owner has written their name at the top of the first page, but no other writing in margins. No underlining and highlighting of text, and no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. There are patches and blotches of discolouring throughout the book. An old and aged, but still a clean, solid and readable copy.