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The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad

The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad

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The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad is a major biography that delves into the real people and events that inspired Conrad's fiction, using records from fifteen countries. Illustrated with rare photographs, it provides a fascinating narrative for the general reader and valuable material for scholars.

Format: Hardback
Length: 386 pages
Publication date: 30 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd


The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad, a monumental biography, emerges as a remarkable testament to Jerry Allen's decade-long exhaustive research, which unearthed records from fifteen countries, many of which were previously unpublished. Through meticulous exploration, the author has uncovered and vividly depicted numerous real-life individuals and events that shaped Conrad's literary creations. These include his firsthand encounters with the 1876 revolution in Columbia, the sensational Jeddah incident of 1880, the Congo episode that inspired Heart of Darkness, and the dramatic duel he engaged in with an American in Marseilles. Accompanied by a plethora of rare and previously unseen photographs, this book presents a captivating narrative for the broad readership and an invaluable resource for scholars.

Weight: 880g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032527314

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