Conrad, Joseph
Almayer's Folly
"Almayer's Folly" (1895) is Joseph Conrad's debut novel. It centers on the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer, who comes to Borneo with a suitcaseful of dreams. He settles on the exotic island among the Malays and mainly deals in river trade. His half-Malay daughter, Nina, is met with reluctance by the local community. But Almayer wants to put an end to his waning career as a merchant and hopes to find the island's hidden gold mine, so that he can return to Amsterdam as a wealthy man, with his daughter, and give her both financial and social status. But fate can be cruel, not least in the colonies.
This is the story of a man living at the edge of two cultures, having to adapt both sociologically and psychologically to a new environment. Here Conrad masterfully combines romance and adventure with moral and existential issues.
- Tekijä(t)
- Conrad, Joseph
- Julkaisija
- Saga Egmont
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2020
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- World Classics
- Sivumäärä
- 162 sivua
- Kategoria
- Romaanit, novellit
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9788726552591