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Many of Conrad's characters were inspired by actual persons he had met, including, in his first novel, Almayer's Folly (completed 1894), William Charles Olmeijer, the spelling of whose surname Conrad probably altered to "Almayer" inadvertently.
Joseph Conrad was an English novelist and short-story writer of Polish descent who is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists. Before his writing career, he worked on the sea, rising from apprentice to captain. He mined his maritime experiences for use in his fiction.
Nov 2, 2017 · Then, in 1894, with no command in view, Conrad abandoned the sea and published his first novel, “Almayer’s Folly”. The journey from native-born Pole to sailor to writer was complete.
His novel Chance was successfully serialized in the New York Herald in 1912, and his novel Victory, published in 1915, was no less successful. Though hampered by rheumatism , Conrad continued to write for the remaining years of his life.
Heart of Darkness is a novella by Joseph Conrad that was first published in 1899. It examines the horrors of Western colonialism, depicting it as a phenomenon that tarnishes not only the lands and peoples it exploits but also those in the West who advance it.
May 29, 2015 · Joseph Conrad wrote numerous full-length novels, but what were Conrad’s best books? From his debut in 1895, Almayer’s Folly, to his final novel, Suspense (which he left unfinished – aptly, given the novel’s title – upon his death in 1924), Conrad’s fiction is an intriguing blend of difficult prose, exotic locations, adventure and ...
Nov 13, 2017 · Conrad started work on the novel in earnest around 1905, but, in his first letter to Knopf, he wrote, “In this year of ‘Chance’ that baby is nearly sixteen years old.”
