Outcast of the Islands (eBook)
224 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82604-2 (ISBN)
Peter Willems is down on his luck. The Dutch clerk has been fired for embezzlement from his job in the Indonesian port city of Makassar, and his scornful wife has abandoned him. Willems' despair lifts after an encounter with Tom Lingard, a sea captain who operates a remote trading post. Lingard hires the drifter to act as his agent, entrusting Willems with knowledge of the secret route across dangerous waters to the post. Once installed in his new position, however, Willems falls in love with the daughter of a tribal chief and is drawn into an act of betrayal that will have deadly consequences.Rich in evocative details, Joseph Conrad's second novel offers a cynical view of colonialism in 19th century Indonesia. The atmospheric tale of greed and lust forms the middle volume of a trilogy that began with Almayer's Folly and concluded in The Rescue, illustrating many of the themes the author explored in his later works.
Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was fluent from birth in French as well as his native Polish. He learned his third language, English, as an adult, and it was in English that he wrote his evocative stories and novels. Conrad drew upon his experiences in the British and French navies to portray the struggles of humanity amid the world's vast indifference.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.10.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 130 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Schlagworte | 1896 • 19th century colonialism • 19th century indonesia • almayers folly • Almayer's Folly • An Outcast of the Islands • british expats • British Literature • Carol Reed • Chance • Colonialism • critique of colonialism • Cultural Clash • deadly consequences • disgraced clerk • doomed romance • Ford Madox Ford • greed and lust • Heart of Darkness • hidden native village • Lord Jim • Love Story • Lust • Makassar • Nostromo • Peter Willems • Polish-British • Ralph Richardson • remote trading outpost • Robert Morley • Romance • scandal • second novel • secret trade route • Southeast Asia • south sea adventure, almayers folly, the rescue conrad, 20th century colonialism, 19th century colonialism, 19th century indonesia, critique of colonialism, quick read literature, disgraced clerk, remote trading outpost, love story, deadly consequences, doomed romance, secret trade route, tribal chief, colonialism, greed and lust, trilogy, detail rich literature, evocative novel, british expats, dutch expats, autobiographical, cultural clash, plot paradox, powerful descriptions • Steamer • Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel • The Arrow of Gold • The End of the Tether • The Inheritors • The Nature of a Crime • The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' • The Rescue • The Rover • the secret agent • The Shadow Line • Tom Lingard • Trevor Howard • tribal chief • tribal chiefs daughter • typhoon • Under Western Eyes • Victory • Wendy Hiller |
| ISBN-10 | 0-486-82604-X / 048682604X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-486-82604-2 / 9780486826042 |
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