Nostromo: (Joseph Conrad Classics Collection) (Paperback)

from burritapal

Capitalists clash with politics in a generic South American country that is constantly changing governments with military takeovers. Naturally, the natives are their innocent victims.

from mkfs

The most interesting aspect of this novel - for myself, at least - is Conrad's reason for writing it, as outlined in his introduction. Having read the tale of a sailor who made off with a small boat and its cargo of silver, he thought to himself: "Can I write a tale of this episode, in which the ...

from mkfs

The most interesting aspect of this novel - for myself, at least - is Conrad's reason for writing it, as outlined in his introduction. Having read the tale of a sailor who made off with a small boat and its cargo of silver, he thought to himself: "Can I write a tale of this episode, in which the ...