Name: The Secret Sharer (1909) by: Joseph Conrad
SKU: 56753349
Author: Joseph Conrad
ISBN: 9781981545025

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The Secret Sharer (1909) by: Joseph Conrad

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Libro Físico

Autor

Joseph Conrad

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Createspace

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Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

9.02x5.98x0.12 in

Peso

0.10 kg.

ISBN13

9781981545025

Categorías

Ficción: general y literaria

The Secret Sharer (1909) by: Joseph Conrad

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"The Secret Sharer" takes place on a sailing ship in the Gulf of Siam (now the Gulf of Thailand), at the start of a voyage with cargo for Britain. The date is probably in the 1880s, when Conrad was at sea himself. In common with many of Conrad's stories, it is narrated in the first person. The narrator is the ship's young captain, whose name is never given. He is unfamiliar with both his ship and his crew, having joined the ship only a fortnight earlier, and unsure of his ability to exert his authority over the officers and crew who have been together for some time. He makes the point several times that he is the "stranger" on board. After being towed downriver (presumably from Bangkok) by a steam tug, the ship is left at anchor near a group of small barren islands a few miles off shore, waiting for wind to begin its voyage. An incoming ship is anchored similarly a couple of miles away, awaiting a tug to go upriver.

Joseph Conrad

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Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) fue un escritor polaco-británico conocido por sus relatos sobre el mar, el colonialismo y las luchas psicológicas de los individuos frente a la adversidad. Su obra se caracteriza por la exploración de temas como la moralidad, la desesperación y el absurdo de la existencia humana. Nacido en Ucrania, Conrad pasó gran parte de su vida como marinero antes de dedicarse a la escritura, lo que influyó notablemente en su estilo narrativo.

Entre sus obras más destacadas se encuentran El corazón de las tinieblas (1899), Lord Jim (1900) y Nostromo (1904). Si bien no recibió premios importantes durante su vida, su influencia en la literatura del siglo XX es indiscutible, siendo considerado un precursor de la narrativa moderna.

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