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Per chi ama il mare e i racconti d'avventura "Tifone" è il romanzo che ci vuole. Conrad conosce il mare, ha scritto molto sul mare e questo può essere a ragione considerato uno dei suoi capolavori in assoluto. Di fronte ad un cataclisma metereologico come un uragano nel Mar della Cina, il Nan Shan, la nave del capitano McWhirr e del suo equipaggio, si difende come può ...

El corazón de las tinieblas es una novela corta, intensa y perturbadora escrita por Joseph Conrad. Aunque en la superficie relata un viaje fluvial por el Congo durante la era del colonialismo europeo, en su fondo más profundo es un viaje al alma humana. Esta obra se convierte, leída desde la óptica del desarrollo personal, en una parábola sobre la confrontación con nuestras sombras, la fragilidad de la moral y la importancia de cultivar la conciencia interior.

The Nature of a Crime is a haunting literary collaboration between Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, exploring the dark undercurrents of human morality and the elusive boundaries between crime and conscience. Told through a series of deeply personal letters, the narrative reveals a man on the verge of emotional and ethical collapse as he reflects on a hidden past, his relationship with a mysterious woman, and the consequences of his actions.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. There are times when love is not a revelation and a calling from one soul to another but a carefully navigated path, or maybe a badly chosen path that decimates happiness. Which way will our literary leviathans take us? Inevitably it will be more than one.

The Inheritors is a unique sci-fi novel where beings from the Fourth Dimension infiltrate Earth, exploiting human greed and corruption to take control. As society falls under their influence, one journalist tries to uncover the truth before it's too late.

An Outcast of the Islands is a haunting novel of betrayal, obsession, and exile. When Peter Willems, a disgraced trader, flees to a remote native village, his lust for power and love for a tribal chief’s daughter lead to treachery and destruction. A psychologically intense tale of human weakness and colonialism.

Under Western Eyes is Joseph Conrad’s profound and cynical look at revolution and political intrigue. Set in Russia and Switzerland, it follows a young man caught between loyalty, betrayal, and the dark reality of revolutionary ideals. A gripping novel that explores justice, oppression, and the human cost of political upheaval.

Nostromo is a sweeping novel of political turmoil, revolution, and greed in the fictional South American country of Costaguana. As corruption and chaos ensue, Nostromo, a trusted worker, is tasked with safeguarding a fortune in silver—only to become entangled in a struggle between power and morality.

Introspective sailor Charles Marlow recounts a life-changing and deeply unsettling expedition to Congo as riverboat captain for a Belgian trading company. He is eager to find Kurtz – an allegedly progressive thinker and talented man – during his travels. The journey to Africa is long and arduous; the surrounding jungle is dense and oppressively quiet, causing havoc among the ship’s crew. Marlow also begins to sense all is not well with Kurtz – the others seem to be fearful of him and he is rumoured to be ill.

La querelle légendaire entre deux officiers hussards de l’armée napoléonienne qui débute sur un malentendu trivial et se transforme en une obsession qui va façonner leur destin. Pendant qu'en Europe les guerres napoléoniennes font rage, les deux hommes se retrouvent à intervalles plus ou moins réguliers, afin de poursuivre leur duel. Conrad déploie son talent à explorer les tréfonds de l'âme humaine. Derrière l'action des duels à l'épée et au pistolet se trouve une réflexion sur l'honneur, l'orgueil et l'absurdité de certaines valeurs.

Deux histoires d’anarchistes. Dans la première, un ouvrier finit au bagne et dans la seconde, un bourgeois boit du champagne ! Grâce à un ami, Conrad a découvert les milieux anarchistes de Londres. De ces rencontres, il en tirera deux récits :. Un anarchiste : Dans une île de l'estuaire d'un grand fleuve sud-américain, un chasseur de papillons rencontre " un citoyen anarchiste ". Il nous raconte l'histoire de Crocodile, ce pauvre ouvrier français anarchiste malgré lui évadé du bagne de Cayenne, mécanicien sur un petit vapeur.

Almayer’s Folly is a dramatic tale of ambition, greed, and personal downfall. European trader Kaspar Almayer, obsessed with finding gold in Malaysia, watches his dreams crumble as his family and fortune slip away. A haunting study of colonialism and failure.

In this powerful novella based on Joseph Conrad's own experiences in the Belgian Congo, Charles Marlow, an experienced seaman, tells a small group of friends about a profoundly disturbing episode in his life where he was employed by a large colonising enterprise to sail a tinpot steamer up a river into the heart of Africa with a view to bringing out an ivory trader who had gone rogue. Conrad biographer Maya Janasoff has argued that while Marlow's descriptions of Africans are crudely racist, the author binds this racist language with "a potentially radical suggestion. What made the difference ...

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad. Before its 1903 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It was classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the "100 best novels" and part of the Western canon. The story centres on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is an Englishman who takes a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a river-boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the dark side of European colonization while exploring the three levels of darkness that the protagonist, Marlow, ...

Adolf Verloc is a secret agent who provides information and takes care of arriving undercover agents of an un-named government through their embassy. He also runs a shady business selling pornography, comic books, contraceptives, and the like. As well as this, he’s a confidential informant to Chief Inspector Heat of the London police. His family consists of his wife, Winnie, her Mother, and his (presumably) autistic brother-in-law, Stevie.

This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature. The collection includes works spanning over 150 years from the beginning of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century. The works vary in genre, including humorous, lyrical, psychological, romantic, detective, fantastic, adventurous, and mystical prose. It features classics of American, British, Irish, French, German, and Russian literature.

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.

Love has many forms, many needs. Some fall into the dark, into the shadows. Forbidden love has connotations of desire, of possession but also of matters far more unsavoury. It’s a delicate facet of love that our classic authors explain with careful words and superbly crafted narratives.

Este relato es considerado uno de los más convulsivos análisis sobre el espíritu colonial de Occidente. En “El corazón de las tinieblas”, Conrad nos habla de hombres blancos enfrentándose a las incongruencias de sus propios métodos. Una oscura historia sobre el viaje del marinero Marlow por las aguas de un gran río africano, el Congo. Su misión: ir en busca de un agente europeo, Kurtz, un empresario que se había vuelto loco en medio de la jungla. Francis Ford Coppola se inspiró en esta novela para su película Apocalypse Now, aunque ambientada en la guerra de Vietnam.