The Duel

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

the two protagonists, fighting for the first time side-by-side, are part of the "so-called sacred battalion-a battalion recruited from the officers of all arms who no had no longer any troops to lead." The absurdity and horror of the epoch is powerfully rendered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987084450
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	06/08/2019
Pages:	62
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.13(d)

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