Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) |
Conrad, who chose to write his magnificent books in English rather than his native tongue, was a master of depicting the tension of the individual and nature. His psychological focus, his temporal unconventionality, and his exploration of Humanity's secret soul is amazing. |
"This is the difference between H.G. Wells and me. Wells does not love humanity but thinks he can improve it; I love humanity but I know it is unimprovable." - Joseph Conrad, 1923
List
of Books
Almayer's Folly
An Outcast of the Islands
The Nigger of the "Narcissus"
Tales of Unrest
Lord Jim
The Inheritors
Heart of Darkness
Typhoon
Romance
Nostromo
The Mirror of the Sea
The Secret Agent
A Set of Six
The Secret Sharer
Under Western Eyes
'Twixt Land & Sea
A Personal Record
Chance
Victory
Within The Tides
The Shadow-line
The Arrow of Gold
The Rescue
Notes On Life & Letters
The Rover
The Nature of a Crime
Tales of Hearsay
Last Essays (not a complete list)
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"Don't talk to me of your Archimedes' lever. He was an absentminded person with a mathematical imagination. Mathematics commands all my respect, but I have no use for engines. Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world." "It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog." |
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