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Almayer's Folly - (Modern Library Classics) by Joseph Conrad (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Almayer's Folly, Joseph Conrad's first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism.
- About the Author: Nadine Gordimer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991, has written numerous works set in her South African homeland, including The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter, and July's People.
- 208 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Action & Adventure
- Series Name: Modern Library Classics
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Almayer's Folly, Joseph Conrad's first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism. Set in the lush jungle of Borneo in the late 1800s, it tells of the Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice. Nadine Gordimer writes in her Introduction, "Conrad's writing is lifelong questioning . . . What was 'Almayer's Folly'? The pretentious house never lived in? His obsession with gold? His obsessive love for his daughter, whose progenitors, the Malay race, he despised? All three?" Conrad established in Almayer's Folly the themes of betrayal, isolation, and colonialism that he would explore throughout the rest of his life and work.Review Quotes
"The human heart as recorded in Mr. Conrad's pages is the human heart of an immense number of men in all ages and in all climes." --Ford Madox Ford
About the Author
Nadine Gordimer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991, has written numerous works set in her South African homeland, including The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter, and July's People. Her most recent novel is The Pickup.Dimensions (Overall): 8.14 Inches (H) x 5.18 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Action & Adventure
Series Title: Modern Library Classics
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)
Format: Paperback
Author: Joseph Conrad
Language: English
Street Date: October 8, 2002
TCIN: 91285723
UPC: 9780375760143
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-7791
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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