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5,948 ratings471 reviews. Written in 1915, The Shadow-Line is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea captain's first command brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first mate is convinced ...
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The Shadow Line. by. Joseph Conrad. A young man takes command of his first ship, navigating the challenges of leadership, isolation, and responsibility. As they journey from Bangkok to Singapore, the ship is becalmed and the crew falls ill, leading to a tense and eerie atmosphere.
Oct 9, 2007 · The Shadow-Line: A Confession (Vintage Classics) Paperback – October 9, 2007. by Joseph Conrad (Author) 4.2 139 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $0.29 Read with our free app.
Oct 7, 2022 · Analysis of Joseph Conrad’s The Shadow-Line. By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on October 7, 2022. This late novella, originally written in 1915, reworks themes from Joseph Conrad ’s earlier writing, while also acting as an ambiguous response to World War I. (Conrad’s son, Borys, enlisted and became a second lieutenant while Conrad worked on the text.)
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The Shadow-Line is the presentation of the captain himself, even containing selected pages from his diary. As for the prose style, Conrad seemed constitutionally incapable of writing short, declarative sentences: his sentences accumulate clauses, trade in abstract nouns, revel in circling around their subjects.
