Almayer's Folly / The Rover (Wordsworth Classics) - Softcover

Conrad, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840226641 ISBN 13: 9781840226645

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 2011

Synopsis

ALMAYER’S FOLLY / THE ROVER

JOSEPH CONRAD

With an Introduction and Notes by John Lester, formerly Head of English at Havering College of Further and Higher Education

From the rain forests of Almayer’s Folly to the Mediterranean coast of The Rover, Conrad’s first and final completed novels are played out against contrasting backgrounds. Almayer, in Borneo, is hopelessly obsessed by his deluded dreams for himself and his daughter, which take no account of her falling in love with a handsome Balinese prince. 

Peyrol, the rover, returns to a France at war and finds the actions of those around him still overborne by memories of revolutionary terror. For the orphaned Lieutenant Réal and  Arlette love offers release but their romance seems doomed by the demands of his naval duties.                                                                                                                                      

Conrad’s acute understanding of human psychology and its application across racial and ideological divides is the life-force of both stories.

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About the Author

Born Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski in Poland in 1857, Conrad served in the British Merchant Service (1878-94), travelling to Africa, Australia, India, Indonesia and the Orient, becoming a British citizen in 1886. Turning to full-time writing in 1894, his years at sea featured heavily in his early works. His novels, such as 'Lord Jim', and his novella 'Heart of Darkness' (on which the film 'Apocalypse Now' was based) have brought him an enduring reputation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840226641
• ISBN 13: 9781840226645
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384