num_pages: 762
description: A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness, and The Nigger of the "Narcissus," as well as shorter tales like "Amy Forster" and "The Secret Sharer," a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic.
language: English
title: The Portable Conrad
titlecomplete: The Portable Conrad (Portable Library)
genres: 20th Century, Short Stories, Essays, Polish Literature, Literary Fiction, The World, Classics, Anthologies, Fiction
ratings_count: 139
publisher: Penguin Books