num_pages: 451
description: One of the greatest political novels in any language, Nostromo reenacts the establishment of modern capitalism in a remote South American province locked between the Andes and the Pacific. In the harbor town of Sulaco, a vivid cast of characters is caught up in a civil war to decide whetherits fabulously wealthy silver mine, funded by American money but owned by a third-generation English immigrant, can be preserved from the hands of venal politicians. Greed and corruption seep into the lives of everyone, and Nostromo, the principled foreman of the mine, is tested to the limit.Conrad's evocation of Latin America--its grand landscapes, the ferocity of its politics, and the tenacity of individuals swept up in imperial ambitions--has never been bettered. This edition features a new introduction with fresh historical and interpretative perspectives, as well as detailedexplanatory notes which pay special attention to the literary, political, historical, and geographical allusions and implications of the novel. A map, a chronology of the narrative, a glossary of foreign terms, and an appendix reprinting the serial ending all complement what is sure to be thedefinitive edition of this classic work.
language: English
title: Nostromo
titlecomplete: Nostromo (Oxford World's Classics)
characters: Charles Gould, Martin Decoud, Gian' Battista Fidanza, Mr. Holroyd, Giorgio Viola, Don Jose Avellanos
genres: Fiction, Adventure, English Literature, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 16684
places: South America, Costaguana
publisher: Oxford University Press