Conrad's Western World

by Norman Sherry

Book Overview

Conrad's Western World traces the sources of Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and some of the short stories related to these novels. As in his highly acclaimed Conrad's Eastern World, Professor Sherry provides an interesting blend of biographical reconstruction and investigation into the originals of the main incidents and characters - Kurtz, Nostromo, Verloc and many of the minor figures as well. It has been possible to show in the study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000NV400M
• ISBN13: 9780521298087
• Release Date: June 1980
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"