num_pages: 702
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.ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction by Michael GorraJoseph conrad: A ChronologyA Calm and A Storm: - The Secret Sharer: An Episode from the Coast - Preface to The Nigger of Narcissus - The Nigger of NarcissusThree Stories: - Karain: A Memory - Amy Foster - The Warrior's SoulHeart of DarknessThe Secret AgentEssays, Autobiography, and Letters - Autocracy and War - Some Reflections on the Loss of the Titanic - from The Mirror of the Sea, "Initiation" - from A Personal Record - LettersSuggestions for Further Reading
language: English
title: The Portable Conrad
titlecomplete: The Portable Conrad (Penguin Classics)
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Polish Literature, Essays, Classics, The World, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 139
publisher: Penguin Books