Bøger af Joseph Conrad

"Ad Østens Kongevej" er historien om kaptain Whalley og hans muntre besætning på skibet Sofala. Sofala er ejet af Massy, der evigt og altid er i pengeproblemer, og da skibet har brug for nye kedler til maskinrummet, har Massy desværre spillet pengene op. I stedet sender han Sofala afsted med Whalley og de andre på en rejse mod øst. Ingen har den fjerneste anelse om, at Massy er i færd med at spekulere i, at skibet forliser undervejs. For et skibsforlis er lig med en masse forsikringspenge, og dem kunne Massy godt bruge ...Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) var en polsk-britisk forfatter, der anses for at være en af de bedste forfattere inden for engelsksproget litteratur. Han var en vigtig forgangsmand inden for den moderne litteratur og har inspireret forfattere som Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald og Joseph Heller. Mange af Joseph Conrads romaner har været inspiration til populære film. Francis Ford Coppolas filmklassiker "Dommedag nu" fra 1979 er baseret på Joseph Conrads "Mørkets hjerte", Alfred Hitchcocks film "Sabotage" fra 1936 bygger på Joseph Conrads "Den hemmelige agent", og Ridley Scotts film "The Duellists" er baseret på Joseph Conrads "Duellen". Activity

Efter fyrre år som pirat i de østerlandske have vender Peyrol tilbage til sit hjemland, Frankrig, for at nyde et fredeligt otium. Men Frankrig står på den anden ende: Revolutionen lakker mod enden, men har efterladt landet hærget af frygt og badet i blod, Napoleon vinder frem, og franskmændene kæmper bitre kampe mod englænderne i Middelhavet. Lige som Peyrol har mødt den dejlige kvinde Arlette og gør sig klar til at falde til ro, bliver den søvnige landsby opsøgt af den barske franske virkelighed, og han må igen ruste sig til kamp.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) var en polsk-britisk forfatter, der anses for at være en af de bedste forfattere inden for engelsksproget litteratur. Han var en vigtig forgangsmand inden for den moderne litteratur og har inspireret forfattere som Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald og Joseph Heller. Mange af Joseph Conrads romaner har været inspiration til populære film. Francis Ford Coppolas filmklassiker "Dommedag nu" fra 1979 er baseret på Joseph Conrads "Mørkets hjerte", Alfred Hitchcocks film "Sabotage" fra 1936 bygger på Joseph Conrads "Den hemmelige agent", og Ridley Scotts film "The Duellists" er baseret på Joseph Conrads "Duellen".

En nat, da den unge kaptajn Tom Lingards skib har kastet anker et sted i det malaysiske øhav, bliver skibet opsøgt af en båd, der anmoder om hjælp til at redde en forlist yacht og dens passagerer. Modvilligt og irriteret går Lingard med til at hjælpe, og mødet med den forliste yachts passagerer bliver på mange måder skæbnesvangert for ham.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) var en polsk-britisk forfatter, der anses for at være en af de bedste forfattere inden for engelsksproget litteratur. Han var en vigtig forgangsmand inden for den moderne litteratur og har inspireret forfattere som Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald og Joseph Heller. Mange af Joseph Conrads romaner har været inspiration til populære film. Francis Ford Coppolas filmklassiker "Dommedag nu" fra 1979 er baseret på Joseph Conrads "Mørkets hjerte", Alfred Hitchcocks film "Sabotage" fra 1936 bygger på Joseph Conrads "Den hemmelige agent", og Ridley Scotts film "The Duellists" er baseret på Joseph Conrads "Duellen".

"Bæstet" er ulykkesskibet "Familien Apse", der har ry for mindst ét dødsfald ombord på hvert togt."Forræderen": Huset i Hermione Street er en anarkistrede af de større - men der er en forræder blandt dem."En anarkist": Han kaldes "Krokodillen" og den lokale befolkning på kvægfarmen et sted i Sydamerika mener, at han er en spansk anarkist, der er flygtet fra en straffekoloni. I virkeligheden er han pariser, og hans historie handler i høj grad om at sige det forkerte på det forkerte sted og forkerte tidspunkt."Il Conde" er en - formentlig rig og adelig - herre, der lever tilbagetrukkent i Sorrento. "Når man rejser, træffer man undertiden på sådanne ensomme mænd, hvis væsentligste beskæftigelse består i at vente på det uundgåelige"."Gaspar Ruiz" er titelnovellen og den længste af fortællingerne i denne samling. Den handler om en vældig soldat - skiftevis i den spanske hær og den peruvianske oprørshær - som aldrig har taget stilling for hverken den ene eller anden side, men er soldat, fordi noget har sagt han skal - ellers bliver han skudt. Kærligheden til en ung kvinde af det spanske aristokrati bliver hans skæbne, og er tæt på at få katastrofale følger for Perus frihedskamp.

Da en ordonnans bliver beordret til at hente en husarløjtnant fra et selskab, bliver den sidstnævnte fornærmet og udfordrer ham til en duel. Skønt årsagen er tåbelig, kan den anden ikke afslå af hensyn til æren, og det er starten på en række dueller, der finder sted over flere årtier, hver gang de to mødes, men aldrig med et resultat, der tilfredsstiller udfordreren.Historien er baseret på en ti-liniers notits om en birkelig begivenhed, som Conrad havde læst i en fransk provinsavis.

Mørkets hjerte bygger på Conrads oplevelser som flodkaptajn i Belgisk Congo, 1890. Fortælleren Marlow beretter her om, hvordan han rejser op ad floden og ind i 'mørkets hjerte' for at finde den udstationerede belgiske elfenbensjæger Kurtz. Det viser sig, at Kurtz fra et humant og ædelt udgangspunkt har udviklet sig til en begærlig materialist og despot, der hersker uindskrænket over de omkringboende indfødte."… Af alle Conrads romancer og fortællinger er det Mørkets hjerte, der griber mig mest. Alt i denne lille fortælling er på kanten og udover: Situationer, personer og beskrivelser. … For mig er Mørkets hjerte også en række dystert uafrystelige billeder, ikke blot på Conrads sjæletilstand, men på den moderne verden." – Carsten Jensen i Politiken, "Min Yndlingsbog""Mørkets hjerte er et ondt opgør med den vestlige kultur og dens selvforståelse som civiliseret, dannet, ophøjet og humanistisk. Den er også andet end det. Man kan sætte mørkets hjerte som etiket på kolonitiden, Sovjetimperiet eller nazismen. Men mørkets hjerte gemmer sig inde i alle fremskridt, i alle politiske og personlige holdninger. Godheden forvandles til ondskab og nihilisme." – Fl. Chr. Nielsen, Jyllandsposten"Mørkets hjerte er for mange af os bogen, vi ville tage med på den øde ø. En rejseroman i mere end én betydning, ikke mindst den helt praktiske: Verdenslitteratur i lommeformat, Dante, Joyce og Proust pakket ned på hundrede sider." – Bjørn Bredal, Politiken

5 novellerKarain: Et mindeTo malajiske brødre drager ud for at dræbe en kvinde, der har forladt sin landsby sammen med en hvid mandIdioterneEt fransk ægtepar får tre drenge og en pige - alle retarderede. Da manden trods dette stadig vil prøve at få et normalt barn, får det fatale følgerEn fremskudt postTo ensomme hvide driver en øde handelsstation i det mørkeste og mest gudsforladte CongoTilbagekomstenEn kvinde vender tilbage til sin mand efter en mislykket affæreLagunenEn malaj begræder sin kones død, endnu før hun har draget sit sidste suk, og letter sit hjerte for sin eneste hvide ven

Da skibet "Narcissus" afgår fra Bombay, er der blandt besætningen en neger, James Holdt, der er døden nær af tuberkulose. Han tilbringer det meste af overfarten i køjen i en lille separat kahyt, og besætningen er delt i spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt han overhovedet er syg, og om han i så fald har ret til at være syg, da en storm næsten sænker skibet.En af verdenslitteraturens store søromaner, og et studie i de psykologiske spændinger i det lukkede miljø ombord på et sejlskib.

Embark on a psychological voyage with Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer. This gripping tale navigates the inner turmoil of a young captain who encounters a mysterious stranger aboard ship, exploring themes of identity, guilt and the complexities of human nature in the depths of the sea.

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"Au coeur des ténèbres" de Joseph Conrad est un voyage captivant dans les profondeurs de la nature humaine et les recoins sombres du psychisme humain. Situé dans le décor de l'Afrique coloniale, le chef-d'oeuvre de Conrad explore le coeur du Congo, à la fois littéralement et métaphoriquement, en explorant les thèmes de l'impérialisme, de l'exploitation et de la cruauté de l'homme.Au centre du récit se trouve Charles Marlow, un marin chevronné qui se lance dans un voyage périlleux le long du fleuve Congo à la recherche de l'énigmatique commerçant d'ivoire, Kurtz. Alors que Marlow s'enfonce plus profondément dans la jungle africaine, il rencontre les réalités brutales du colonialisme et la dégradation des habitants autochtones.La prose de Conrad est évocatrice de manière envoûtante, peignant des images vives de la jungle dense, de la chaleur oppressante et du sentiment de malaise qui imprègne le paysage. À travers les yeux de Marlow, nous sommes transportés dans un monde où la frontière entre la civilisation et la sauvagerie s'estompe, et où le vernis de la supériorité européenne s'effrite face aux instincts primaires et à l'ambition débridée.Mais c'est Kurtz qui plane le plus sur le récit, une figure à la fois vénérée et redoutée, dont la descente dans la folie reflète la décadence morale de l'entreprise coloniale elle-même. Alors que Marlow s'aventure plus loin dans les ténèbres, il se débat avec les questions existentielles du bien et du mal, de la santé mentale et de la folie, et du mince vernis de civilisation qui sépare l'humanité de la barbarie.L'exploration de Conrad de la condition humaine est aussi pertinente aujourd'hui qu'elle l'était lors de la première publication de "Au coeur des ténèbres" en 1899. À travers son accusation cinglant de l'impérialisme et de la capacité humaine à la cruauté, il nous force à confronter des vérités inconfortables sur notre propre société et notre histoire collective.En fin de compte, "Au coeur des ténèbres" n'est pas seulement un récit d'aventure et d'exploration, mais une méditation profonde sur l'âme humaine et l'ambiguïté morale de l'expérience humaine. C'est un voyage dans les recoins les plus sombres du coeur humain, où la frontière entre lumière et ombre, bien et mal, s'estompe et disparaît. C'est un témoignage du pouvoir durable de la littérature pour éclairer les coins les plus sombres de notre existence et nous défier à affronter les démons qui se cachent en nous.

"Falk: A Reminiscence" is an ancient fiction classic story book written by Joseph Conrad. After the former captain dies, a young mariner takes command of a ship in the far east. The crew is unwell and unpleasant, the ship lacks provisions, and there are delays in getting underway. He befriends Hermann, the captain of the Diana, a German ship that is docked nearby. Hermann lives on board with his wife, four children, and his niece, a simple but pretty young woman. Falk, the captain of a tug with a stranglehold on navigation on the river flowing out to the ocean, spends time with this family as well.

The book draws on Conrad's own experience of twenty years as a master mariner; the Narcissus is sailing to London with two new hands, Wait and Donkin, and these two test the crew by Wait almost dying, and Donkin by attempting to raise the crew to mutiny. Regarded as Conrad's first masterpiece, the book is a disturbing and powerful portrait of the sea and sea-life.

Born in Poland, Conrad(1857-1924) joined the French navy at the age of 17 and finally settled in England in 1894.Written in the author's third language, AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS was Conrad's second novel and it confirms the early importance of the themes of alienation, power and betrayal which resurface in later works such as NOSTROMO and THE HEART OF DARKNESS.In AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS, Willems, a company clerk, betrays the confidence of his employes and finds himself publicly shamed.Seeking to start afresh, he moves to a distant trading post but ironically finds himself at the others' dish

Reflecting Conrads preoccupation with man's vulnerability and corruptibility, Lord Jim (1900) is set in the maritime world. The Patna is an ill-manned ship, sailing with a party of pilgrims. When the ship threatens to sink, Jim, the chief mate ultimately joins his cowardly crew in abandoning ship, leaving the passengers to fend for themselves. Jim is stripped of his papers and attempts to make up for his moment of folly with a life of atonement.

Conrad's first novel is also the first part of his Malayan trilogy. Set in Borneo against an exotic and ruinous background, the book enacts the final, tragi-comic anguish of paternity of the trader Almayer, the colonialist idealist-dreamer and Conrad's first isolated man. As the husband of a Filippino woman and the father of a half-caste daughter, Almayer witnesses his dreams of wealth, conquest and escape being defeated by domestic, social and political schism.

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The Secret Agent (1907) builds a triangle of conspiracy, which is destroyed, by the self-interset of its participants. Mr Verloc, employed by a foreign embassy to incriminate an anarchist group, instead destroys his family, his illusions, and his own life, in a terrorist act gone utterly wrong. Conrad's ironic and troubling novel exposes the futility of political extremism and the strength, andvanity of human illusion

Lord Jim (1900) is a story of ships and the sea and quasi-imperial adventure, and a profound exploration of courage, honor, and man's conduct in an imperfect world. Jim's single act of cowardice blights his life and the atonement he demands of himself is absolute.

This gripping tale from the master of literary suspense, Joseph Conrad, follows the journey of a young man named Falk as he searches for his place in the world. Along the way, he encounters numerous challenges and dangers, testing his spirit and perseverance. Full of vivid descriptions and unforgettable characters, this book is a must-read for anyone who loves a good adventure story.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In this classic novel, Joseph Conrad takes readers on a thrilling journey of adventure, romance, and self-discovery. Set in the exotic East, the story follows the trials and tribulations of Jim, a young sea captain struggling to find his place in the world. Epic in scope and beautifully written, this book is a must-read for fans of classic literature.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Offering a revealing glimpse into the mind and creative process of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Notes on My Books is a collection of Joseph Conrad's reflections on literature, art, and life. Written over the course of several years, and edited posthumously by Conrad's wife and literary executor, this volume provides an intimate look at the diverse intellectual interests and creative impulses that informed Conrad's literary career.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

To begin with I wish to disclaim the possession of those high gifts of imagination and expression which would have enabled my pen to create for the reader the personality of the man who called himself, after the Russian custom, Cyril son of Isidor-Kirylo Sidorovitch-Razumov. If I have ever had these gifts in any sort of living form they have been smothered out of existence a long time ago under a wilderness of words. Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. I have been for many years a teacher of languages. It is an occupation which at length becomes fatal to whatever share of imagination, observation, and insight an ordinary person may be heir to. To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot. This being so, I could not have observed Mr. Razumov or guessed at his reality by the force of insight, much less have imagined him as he was. Even to invent the mere bald facts of his life would have been utterly beyond my powers. But I think that without this declaration the readers of these pages will be able to detect in the story the marks of documentary evidence. And that is perfectly correct. It is based on a document; all I have brought to it is my knowledge of the Russian language, which is sufficient for what is attempted here. The document, of course, is something in the nature of a journal, a diary, yet not exactly that in its actual form. For instance, most of it was not written up from day to day, though all the entries are dated. Some of these entries cover months of time and extend over dozens of pages. All the earlier part is a retrospect, in a narrative form, relating to an event which took place about a year before.

Typhoon is a novella by Joseph Conrad, begun in 1899 and serialized in Pall Mall Magazine in January-March 1902. Its first book publication was in New York by Putnam in 1902; it was also published in Britain in Typhoon and Other Stories by Heinemann in 1903. Plot summary Typhoon is a classic sea yarn, possibly based upon Conrad's actual experience of seaman's life, and probably on a real incident aboard of the real steamer John P. Best.It describes how Captain MacWhirr sails the Siamese steamer Nan-Shan into a typhoon-a mature tropical cyclone of the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. Other characters include the young Jukes - most probably an alter ego of Conrad from the time he had sailed under captain John McWhirr - and Solomon Rout, the chief engineer. The novella classically evokes the seafaring life at the turn of the century. While Macwhirr, who, according to Conrad, "never walked on this Earth" - is emotionally estranged from his family and crew, and though he refuses to consider an alternate course to skirt the typhoon, his indomitable will in the face of a superior natural force elicits grudging admiration. Characters Captain MacWhirr, an empirical man without imagination. Captain Wilson from "Melita", the "storm-strategist". Jukes, the first mate (with no first name). Jukes' absent friends - second mate Jack Allen and another mate from trans-Atlantic liner (addressee of Jukes' letter). Solomon Rout, the chief engineer, an experienced seaman. Second engineer Harry and third engineer Beale. The boatswain. The second mate. Sailors, steward and cook of the "Nan-Shan". The coolies, hired workers from India and China. The clerk for Messrs. Bun-Hin Co. Mrs Lucy MacWhirr, the Captain's wife. Lydia MacWhirr, the Captain's daughter. Mrs Rout, the chief engineer's wife. Messrs Sigg and Son, the owners of the boat. Owners and foremen from the building yard. Joseph Conrad (Polish pronunciation: born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886. Though he did not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe...........

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This is a classic novel based on actual events, the attempt to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1894. The story revolves around a beautiful, young wife, her simple-minded brother, and her devoted but tortured husband, and is a mixture of love story, espionage, and mystery that continues to entertain many years after its original publication date. The main character, Mr. Verloc, owns a store that sells pornography... and along with his wife and her brother, they present the reader with what might be described as a dysfunctional family. If you're looking for a happy ending, you won't find it in this book, but suffice it to say that everyone involved winds up getting what they deserved.

Joseph Conrad, 3 December 1857 Berdichev, Ukraine - 3 August 1924) was a Polish novelist who wrote in English, after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the great novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honour. Conrad was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature. While some of his works have a strain of romanticism, he is viewed as a precursor of modernist literature. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors. -wikipedia