Le Frère-de-la-Côte

Almayer, an immigrant living on the Malayan continent with his native wife and his daughter, Nina, dreams of riches, and so pursues hidden gold mines and begins construction on a mansion to impress the British forces that he believes are coming to conquer the region. However, none of Almayer's schemes come through for him, and his recklessness results in a desperate situation for him and his family. Almayer's Folly was Joseph Conrad's first novel. Though it was not as well-received as some of his later works like Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, Alamyer's Folly has since met with critical acclaim for its portrayal of Nina as a strong ethnic female character. 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.

Almayer's Folly - A Novel

Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed. The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaving Jim to the court alone. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. The novel is counted as one of 100 best books of the 20th century.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), was a Polish author who wrote in English after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties. He wrote stories and novels, often with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent universe. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature.Contents: Lord JimMemoirs & Letters:A Personal Record; or Some ReminiscencesThe Mirror of the SeaNotes on Life & LettersBiography & Critical Essays:Joseph Conrad (A Biography) by Hugh WalpoleJoseph Conrad by John Albert MacyA Conrad Miscellany by John Albert MacyJoseph Conrad by Virginia Woolf

Lord Jim

Many chronicles have been written about life at sea, but few, if any, can compare with Joseph Conrad's masterpiece. It is the story of one unremarkable steamship captain, pitted against a storm of incredible fury. Captain Macwhirr has a reputation as a solid, steadfast man, who "having just enough imagination to carry him through each successive day, and no more" cannot fully believe any storm would be a match for his powerful ship. So, when the barometer and other clues begin to hint at trouble ahead, he is only moderately concerned and unwilling to change course and lose precious time-a decision that may prove more costly than he could ever have imagined.

Typhon

" Il avait environ trente-cinq ans : il était droit et souple et avait l'allure dégagée d'un homme habitué à s'en aller à grandes enjambées par monts et par vaux. Ses cheveux châtain clair bouclaient autour de sa tête bien faite et sa barbe taillée court étincelait. Les yeux, comme s'ils brillaient de la lumière d'un feu intérieur, avaient dans leurs pupilles grises une lueur rouge qui communiquait une ardeur scrutatrice à la fermeté de leur regard. " Tom Lingard, que l'on a connu vieux dans La Folie Almayer puis en pleine maturité dans Un paria des îles, est ici un jeune homme, à l'aurore de son prestige sans cesse menacé. Ce grand roman de mer et d'amour, qui oppose les droits de la vie et le tribut de la mort, complète la " trilogie malaise " de Joseph Conrad. Il possède, selon André Gide, " la même noblesse désespérée, la même détresse morale " que Lord Jim.

La rescousse

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

In this tale of colonial exploitation, the narrator, Marlowe, journeys deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men.

HEART OF DARKNESS

»Das Herz der Finsternis« von 1899 ist das bekannteste Werk des Bestsellerautors Joseph Conrad. In dem Roman verarbeitet Joseph Conrad seine eigenen Erfahrungen als Kapitän eines Flussdampfers auf dem Kongo. Joseph Conrad war Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts im Auftrag einer belgischen Handelsgesellschaft in Afrika unterwegs. Der Roman kann als Kritik am Verhalten der belgischen Kolonialherren verstanden werden.

Im Roman »Das Herz der Finsternis« wundert sich der Flussdampferkapitän Marlowe bei seiner Handelsfahrt auf dem Kongo-Fluss über die Ausbeutung und Misshandlung von Schwarzen, die auf den belgischen Handelsposten entlang des Flusses zum Alltag gehört. Die lange Reise auf dem Boot führt Marlowe und seine Besatzung immer tiefer aus der Zivilisation in die Wildnis. Man erzählt ihm von dem legendären Elfenbeinhändler Kurtz, der sich auf seinem Handelsposten tief im Dschungel ein Reich nach ganz eigenen Regeln geschaffen hat. Kurtz führt seinen Posten gewaltsam und rücksichtslos. Er folgt in wilden Ausschweifungen seinen Instinkten.

Marlow nimmt mit dem offenbar wahnsinnig gewordenen Kurtz Kontakt auf und versucht, ihn zur Rückreise nach Europa zu überreden. Doch der Aufenthalt im Einflussbereich des Unberechenbaren stellt sich als großes Risiko für Marlowes eigenes Leben heraus.

»Das Herz der Finsternis« (engl. Heart of Darkness) diente als Romanvorlage für den Kinoerfolg »Apocalypse Now« mit Martin Sheen und Marlon Brando in den Hauptrollen.

Das Herz der Finsternis - Vollständige deutsche Ausgabe

Joseph Conrads Roman Lord Jim erschien zuerst als Fortsetzungsgeschichte ab 1899 bis 1900.

Charles Marlow erzählt seinen Zuhörern die Geschichte von dem jungen Seemann Jim, der auf der Patha fährt. Bei einer Havarie verlassen die Seeleute das Schiff und überlassen die Schiffspassagiere ihrem Schicksal. Jim wird als einziger vor Gericht gestellt. Doch die Geschichte geht weiter.

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