Nostromo (Annotated with a Biography about the Life and Times of Joseph Conrad)

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

Conrad set his novel in the mining town of Sulaco, an imaginary port in the occidental region of the imaginary country of Costaguana. The book has more fully developed characters than any other of his novels, but two characters dominate the narrative: SeÒor Gould and the eponymous anti-hero, the "incorruptible" Nostromo.

This book is annotated with a biography about the life and times of Joseph Conrad.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013098473
Publisher:	Golgotha Press
Publication date:	08/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	469 KB

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