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Typhoon and Other Tales

Typhoon and Other Tales

Conrad, Joseph
Watts, Cedric

Paperback

Series: Oxford World's Classics

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $9.94

ISBN10: 0199539030
ISBN13: 9780199539031
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jan 15 2009
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.25 Depth: 7.82
Language: English
This volume contains Typhoon, The Secret Sharer, Falk, and Amy Foster. Typhoon, a story of a steamship and her crew beset by a tempest, is a masterpiece of descriptive virtuosity and moral irony, while The Secret Sharer excels in symbolic ambiguity. Both stories vividly present Conrad's abiding preoccupation with the theme of solidarity, challenged from without by the elements and from within by human doubts and fears.

Conrad's experiences as a captain of the ship Otago in 1888 provided material for both The Secret Sharer and Falk. Amy Foster, written in 1901, is bleak and stark in its depiction of human isolation and incomprehension.

In a range of tones extending from the sombre to the radiant, Conrad's central preoccupations are displayed at their best, strangest, and most plangent in this selection of stories.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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