La linea d'ombra (Mondadori)

by Joseph Conrad, Gianni Celati (Translator)

Overview

Un ufficiale di marina al suo primo comando, prigioniero di una bonaccia che costringe la nave all'immobilità assoluta, si deve confrontare con la sofferenza, la follia e le insondabili forze della natura, sperimentando tutte le miserie e le grandezze della condizione umana. Un racconto ricco di pathos e di mistero, quasi una metafora dell'esistenza umana.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788852011122
Publisher:	MONDADORI
Publication date:	10/07/2010
Sold by:	ARNOLDO MONDADORI - EBKS
Format:	eBook
File size:	556 KB
Language:	Italian

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France