Joseph Conrad
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Joseph Conrad schildert in seinem berühmten Meisterwerk die Reise von Kapitän Marlow in den Kongo, in das "Herz der Finsternis": Mit seinem kleinen Dampfboot fährt Marlow im Auftrag einer belgischen Handelsgesellschaft den Kongo-Fluss hinauf zu einer fernen Außenstation im Inneren des Landes. Dort trifft er den düsteren und zwielichtigen Elfenbeinhändler Kurtz, der mit dem Tode ringt. Als Leiter der Außenstation der Handelskompanie verkörpert...
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Joseph Conrad's literary prowess reaches its zenith in "Lord Jim," an extraordinary novel that beckons readers into the turbulent seas of human morality, redemption, and the elusive quest for honor. Set against a backdrop of seafaring adventure and the exotic locales of the East, this masterpiece unfolds with a narrative cadence that echoes the ebb and flow of the tides, immersing readers in a story that transcends time.
The heart of the novel...
3) The Idiots
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"The Idiots" is a short story by Joseph Conrad, his first to be published. It first appeared in The Savoy in 1896. The story was included in the Conrad collection Tales of Unrest, published in 1898. Set in Brittany, France, the story describes the life of the Bacadou family. Jean Pierre and his wife Susan are naturally excited about their children when they are born. But as time goes by they realize that the children suffer from intellectual disability....
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Embarquez pour un voyage inoubliable au cœur de l'Afrique avec le chef-d'œuvre intemporel de Joseph Conrad, "Au cœur des ténèbres". Alors que le protagoniste Charles Marlow navigue sur le dangereux fleuve Congo, les lecteurs sont plongés dans un monde d'obscurité et d'ambiguïté, o la façade de la civilisation dissimule les instincts primaires qui se cachent en dessous. La prose envoûtante de Conrad explore profondément le psychisme humain,...
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Este libro es una apología de la lectura y una alabanza del lector.
A diferencia de otros adictos –léase: coleccionistas, escritores, bibliotecarios–, quien se define como «lector» es una persona distinta de aquella que colecciona, escribe o trabaja con libros… incluso si ambas comparten un mismo rostro en el carnet de identidad.
Las autoras y los autores de los textos que reunimos en estas páginas fueron muchas cosas a lo largo de sus...