Typhoon

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist. His success is even more amazing since he did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20's. Conrad's narrative style puts him at the beginning of the Modernist period of literature. Typhoon comes from Conrad's experiences on the sea. The story centers around the crew of a steamship in a storm. The hero is the captain whose strengh carries the crew through the adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605973074
Publisher:	Book Jungle
Publication date:	03/13/2008
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.18(d)

About the Author

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-British writer, regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Though he was not fluent in English until the age of twenty, Conrad mastered the language and was known for his exceptional command of stylistic prose. Inspiring a reoccurring nautical setting, Conrad’s literary work was heavily influenced by his experience as a ship’s apprentice. Conrad’s style and practice of creating anti-heroic protagonists is admired and often imitated by other authors and artists, immortalizing his innovation and genius.

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

What People are Saying About This

David Poyer

Conrad is quite simply the master of all who try to reflect the world of the sea in the mirror of the written word...No one has limned more vividly the courage, the skill, the dreams, and terrors of those who set out upon the waters. He is the Captain.
—David Poyer, author of The Med

Editorial Reviews

If you liked The Perfect Storm, you will be blown away by Typhoon, Conrad's classic tale.
—USA Today

David Hagberg

"Conrad is quite simply the master of all who try to reflect the world of the sea in the mirror of the written word....No one has limned more vividly the courage, the skill, the dreams, and terrors of those who set out upon the waters. He is the Captain." -David Poyer, author of The Med.

From the Publisher

This classic sea yarn of 1903, in which a fairly stupid captain somehow pilots his steamer through a horrendous storm, is remarkable for its evocation of life aboard ship, its quirky eloquence, and its psychological insight. None of these qualities pertain to narrator Brick's reading. He is "phoning it in" here, an unusual defect in this usually excellent young reader. Y.R. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

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