Ce texte a souvent été considéré comme une des oeuvres les plus autobiographiques de Conrad.

Amy Foster

Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives in "one of the darkest places on earth." Marlow suspects something else of Kurtz: he has gone mad.

A reflection on corruptive European colonialism and a journey into the nightmare psyche of one of the corrupted, Heart of Darkness is considered one of the most influential works ever written.

Heart of Darkness

John Kemp, a young Englishman thirsting for adventure, journeys to the Caribbean where he meets an influential landowner and becomes entangled in the dangerous world of local pirates. Romance was the final of three fictional collaborations between authors Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford (writing under the name of F. M. Hueffer). Forged before either author achieved literary fame and fortune, the collaboration between Conrad and Ford resulted in extensive experimentation with style and narration as each author pushed the boundaries of the existing literary forms, and is credited with introducing the unreliable narrator, one of the most important developments in modernist literature. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Romance - A Novel

En 1889, le capitaine Joseph Conrad Korzeniowski se trouve dans la même situation que Marlow au début de l'ouvrage : en attente d'un commandement. Celui-ci vient d'une proposition faite par la Société Anonyme belge pour le Commerce du Haut-Congo qui, bien qu'elle tarde à se concrétiser, débouche sur un engagement : commandant « d'un petit vapeur sur le Congo ». Le 7 mai 1890, il signe son contrat à Bruxelles, le 10, il embarque à Bordeaux pour Matadi.

Le Cœur des Ténèbres

Avec un sérieux des plus ridicules, l'expert assura la commission de sa profonde conviction que, si le Titanic avait heurté l'obstacle de plein fouet, il serait revenu indemne à bon port. Et vous verrez que, par respect pour la prétendue demande de " progrès ", la théorie du nouvel art de la navigation sera bientôt établie : " Quoi que vous aperceviez devant vous, foncez droit dessus... ". On lira ici, sous la plume de Joseph Conrad, l'indignation d'un marin qui assiste au bouleversement d'un monde, celui des hommes de mer sacrifiés à la nouvelle économie et au tourisme. Tous ces textes - talent oblige - sont empreints de la même tendresse grave et nostalgique devant l'inéluctable.

Naufrage du Titanic et autres écrits sur la mer

Joseph Conrad, Le Miroir de la mer Traduction de Georges Jean-Aubry Plus de quinze ans après avoir fait ses adieux à la vie de marin, Joseph Conrad évoque dans Le Miroir de la mer les événements et les figures qui ont marqué ses jeunes années. Il rend là un émouvant hommage aux hommes de la mer ; ils devaient jusqu'à sa mort nourrir son imaginaire d'écrivain.

Le miroir de la mer

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Nouvelles completes

When Flora de Barral's father is imprisoned, she finds herself alone and without resources. Reliant on the generosity of others, Flora navigates with sensitivity her benefactors' intrigues before finding safety and security with Captain Anthony. Narrated by Conrad's most popular character, Charles Marlow, Chance is remarkable for its sensitive portrayal of a female protagonist and for its depiction of the social issues of the period, including women's suffrage and high-stakes financial speculation. Originally published serially, Chance was Conrad's first commercially successful novel, and brought both fame and critical attention to his collected works. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Chance

The masterpiece of Joseph Conradyes'>#8217;s later years, the autobiographical short novel The ShadowLine depicts a young man at a crossroads in his life, facing a desperate crisis that marks the yes'>#8220;shadowlineyes'>#8221; between youth and maturity.This brief but intense story is a dramatically fictionalized account of Conradyes'>#8217;s first command as a young sea captain trapped aboard a becalmed, feverwracked, and seemingly haunted ship. With no wind in sight and his crew disabled by malaria, the narrator discovers that the medicine necessary to save the sick men is missing and its absence has been deliberately concealed. Meanwhile, his increasingly frightened first mate is convinced that the malignant ghost of the previous captain has cursed them. Suspenseful, atmospheric, and deceptively simple, Conradyes'>#8217;s tale of the sea reflects the complex themes of his most famous novels, Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Amy Foster

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