{"title":"Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Conrad — \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/em\u003e, and other tales of the sea and the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-1","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his \"most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story.\" — Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence. In its combination of narrative and symbolic power, masterly character study and acute psychological penetration, Heart of Darkness ranks as a landmark of modern fiction. It is a book no serious student of literature can afford to miss.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44456521891937,"sku":"9780486110042","price":0.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_9b465866-769d-4b0a-b905-4766b6bb206f.jpg?v=1778565591"},{"product_id":"the-secret-sharer-and-other-stories","title":"The Secret Sharer and Other Stories","description":"Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) spent much of his life at sea, and his experiences as a mariner deeply influenced his fiction. He set many of his finest stories aboard ship, where his characters — closely confined, enduring the rigors of the sea — might struggle more intensely with the psychological and moral issues that engaged him. This volume contains three of Conrad's most powerful stories in this genre: \"Youth: A Narrative\" (1898), \"Typhoon\" (1902) and \"The Secret Sharer\" (1910). In each of these exciting tales, Conrad's celebrated prose style, rich in the cadences of the sea, draws readers into a story that probes deeply, often suspensefully, into the mysteries of human character. Here are adventures of the sea and of the soul, related by a novelist considered one of the greatest writers in the language, reprinted from authoritative editions.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44456936964193,"sku":"9780486110653","price":1.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_10223cfd-06fe-4e4c-98a7-578765a4f6f4.jpg?v=1778566144"},{"product_id":"under-western-eyes","title":"Under Western Eyes","description":"Acclaimed as one of Conrad's finest literary achievements, this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student, Razumov, as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy. In a plot that twists and turns, Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical's political intrigue, he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him. The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionary's sister and mother. A fascinating character study, Under Western Eyes hauntingly reveals Razumov's preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful values of human integrity and moral strength.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44457039134817,"sku":"9780486110936","price":0.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_674b3c08-e314-409d-ac61-ae61ef2fbd5f.jpg?v=1778566253"},{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-thrift-study-edition","title":"Heart of Darkness Thrift Study Edition","description":"A ferryboat captain in search of a notorious ivory trader ventures into an African jungle, where he discovers a dark side of the human condition. In this burning indictment of colonialism, Joseph Conrad drew upon his own shipboard experiences in the region formerly known as the Belgian Congo. His novella explores the potential for evil that lurks behind the illusion of civilized restraint. No student of modern fiction can afford to neglect Heart of Darkness or to overlook its narrative and symbolic richness, penetrating character studies, and psychological power. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the novel's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide.Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of Heart of Darkness, the guide includes: • Chapter-by-chapter summaries • Explanations and discussions of the plot • Question-and-answer sections • Conrad biography • List of characters and more","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44457465380961,"sku":"9780486112725","price":2.25,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_903b2e60-d6bc-4de9-8476-7b30306af707.jpg?v=1778566770"},{"product_id":"the-secret-agent-1","title":"The Secret Agent","description":"In the back streets of nineteenth-century London, a group of revolutionaries plot an incident intended to turn English complacency on its ear. Their objective: the destruction of one of the nation's proudest monuments of scientific achievement, the Greenwich Observatory. Unbeknownst to the schemers, however, their ringleader is an agent provocateur, driven by a complex array of ambiguous motives and conflicting loyalties. As this masterpiece of atmospheric realism and psychological depth unfolds, readers will savor the ironic narrative technique for which Conrad is justly famed, as well as the compelling characterizations that breathe life into his cast: Adolph Verloc, proprietor of an obscure Soho shop, whose double life encompasses a quiet family circle, friendship with a band of anarchists, and allegiance to a foreign government; Verloc's wife, Winnie, whose desperation to maintain a home for her simple-minded brother overrules her suspicions about her husband's activities; and Stevie, the man-child whose innocence proves the means of his undoing. One of the first and greatest espionage thrillers, The Secret Agent remains as engrossing and effective as when it was first published in 1907.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44458122477665,"sku":"9780486114729","price":2.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_db76282a-a5f7-479f-9fdf-cc0461b487e4.jpg?v=1778567547"},{"product_id":"lord-jim","title":"Lord Jim","description":"First published in 1900, Lord Jim is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Its central message about the consequences of straying from personal responsibility and ethical integrity is as powerful today as it was over one hundred years ago. In a split-second impulse of self-preservation, a young ship's officer abandons his imperiled vessel and its passengers. He survives, but suffers a wretched existence. He must go forward facing the scorn of the world and his own guilt, as he seeks atonement for the dishonorable choice he made. The author's deep moral consciousness and skillful narrative style are fully revealed in this unforgettable story, long a staple of high school and college literature courses. Students, teachers, and general readers will appreciate this inexpensive, unabridged edition.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44458446782561,"sku":"9780486115429","price":1.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_e390d6c9-8a68-4334-982f-539434d8e3b3.jpg?v=1778567921"},{"product_id":"almayers-folly","title":"Almayer's Folly","description":"The tale of a man's inability to escape his self-delusion and the tragic results that ensue, Almayer's Folly unfolds with the lush prose and keen psychological insights for which its author is renowned. Set in nineteenth-century Borneo, the novel recounts the brief rise and protracted fall of Kaspar Almayer, a Dutch merchant who has struggled for 25 years to practice his trade in the jungle. Only his daughter, Nina, brightens Almayer's embittered marriage to a Malayan, and he dreams of their triumphant return to civilization — a fantasy undermined by Almayer's own greed and prejudice. This tale of personal tragedy offers a wider perspective on the disastrous effects of colonialism, a view familiar to the author from the worldly wealth of experience he acquired in fifteen years of service as a merchant seaman. Conrad infused his first novel with many of the themes and settings that he would return to again and again in his later fiction: the clash of Western and Eastern cultures, the sovereignty of the natural world, and the consequences of cowardice and racism. A gripping and thought-provoking chronicle, Almayer's Folly abounds in the page-turning excitement that won Conrad his place among the greatest storytellers in English literature.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44459047813217,"sku":"9780486153780","price":0.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_19b8be85-307a-4c6c-9651-47e52b63330d.jpg?v=1778568676"},{"product_id":"nostromo","title":"Nostromo","description":"A gripping tale of capitalist exploitation and rebellion, set amid the mist-shrouded mountains of a fictional South American republic, employs flashbacks and glimpses of the future to depict the lure of silver and its effects on men. Conrad's deep moral consciousness and masterful narrative technique are at their best in this, one of his greatest works.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44459116429409,"sku":"9780486157658","price":2.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_aa9e47db-3742-4d00-b9b5-f57dce305510.jpg?v=1778568753"},{"product_id":"the-nigger-of-the-narcissus","title":"The Nigger of the \"Narcissus\"","description":"When a black sailor with tuberculosis boards the Narcissus, the shadow of death falls across the ship and the lingering gloom brings out both the best and the worst in the crew. The harsh endurance test of survival at sea, magnified by the dying sailor's condition, sends the crewmen through an emotional gamut, ranging from pity and selfless compassion to fear, resentment, and a profound hatred that boils perilously close to mutiny. In this 1897 novel, a compelling examination of human character under conditions of extreme danger and stress, Joseph Conrad considers some of his customary preoccupations. His masterful narrative technique captures every nuance of atmospheric tension as it explores issues related to moral dilemmas, isolation, and the psychology of inner compulsions. Conrad drew upon his two decades of experience in the British merchant marine for the vital, memorable characterizations and realistic depictions of seafaring life in this and many of his other works.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44459248517217,"sku":"9780486159133","price":1.25,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_8d435679-69c4-48aa-9cb5-a08a05aa0f28.jpg?v=1778568910"},{"product_id":"victory-1","title":"Victory","description":"\"The world is a bad dog. It will bite you if you give it a chance,\" maintains Axel Heyst, a Swedish drifter in the Pacific islands. Heyst's attempt to remain aloof from the rest of humanity is challenged by his compassion for Lena, a destitute orchestra girl. Defying Lena's abusive boss, the two flee to an isolated paradise. But the vengeful employer sets a trio of miscreants on the lovers' trail, leading Heyst's growing moral courage to a deadly reckoning. First published in 1915, Victory is Conrad's last great novel. Its central question, whether a man of moral sensitivity can function in a corrupt and derelict world, is treated with the author's fundamental pessimism and with faith in the possibility of redemption. The tale abounds in elements characteristic of the great storyteller's later work: an exotic setting, richly and powerfully evoked; muscular prose; complex characterization; and a compelling examination of the human capacity for good and evil.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44459979800673,"sku":"9780486822341","price":2.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_d97d36fa-b9a1-4e53-bc9c-80e1a421a9e3.jpg?v=1778569880"},{"product_id":"an-outcast-of-the-islands","title":"An Outcast of the Islands","description":"Peter Willems is down on his luck. The Dutch clerk has been fired for embezzlement from his job in the Indonesian port city of Makassar, and his scornful wife has abandoned him. Willems' despair lifts after an encounter with Tom Lingard, a sea captain who operates a remote trading post. Lingard hires the drifter to act as his agent, entrusting Willems with knowledge of the secret route across dangerous waters to the post. Once installed in his new position, however, Willems falls in love with the daughter of a tribal chief and is drawn into an act of betrayal that will have deadly consequences. Rich in evocative details, Joseph Conrad's second novel offers a cynical view of colonialism in 19th century Indonesia. The atmospheric tale of greed and lust forms the middle volume of a trilogy that began with Almayer's Folly and concluded in The Rescue, illustrating many of the themes the author explored in his later works.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460055003233,"sku":"9780486826042","price":2.25,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_dddf9051-bde0-4452-b319-944eeb3b3703.jpg?v=1778569973"},{"product_id":"the-rescue","title":"The Rescue","description":"\"The book is absorbingly interesting: dramatic, subtle, fascinating with allurement.\" ― The New York Times. Captain Tom Lingard is on his way to help his friends, a Malay prince and princess, reclaim their stolen land when he gets distracted by a marooned yacht. Lingard feels obliged to help his fellow Europeans out of their plight — and he's increasingly attracted to Edith Travers, the married woman on board — but his rescue of the pleasure boat and its passengers plunges the captain deep into a dangerous vortex of local politics. One of Conrad's less familiar tales, this powerfully intense novel provides atmospheric seafaring glimpses of the Malay Archipelago along with a suspenseful plot that builds to an explosive climax. The Rescue is chronologically the first in the author's Lingard trilogy, which includes Almayer's Folly and An Outcast of the Islands, although it appeared years later. Begun in 1896 and published in 1920, just four years before Conrad's death, the novel adds resonance to Conrad's other works on colonialism and imperialism.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460091015265,"sku":"9780486827445","price":2.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_9c703b72-1524-4cab-9bd4-9f0f701c412f.jpg?v=1778570012"},{"product_id":"an-outpost-of-progress-and-other-stories","title":"An Outpost of Progress and Other Stories","description":"Drawing upon his experiences as the captain of a steamer on the Congo River, Joseph Conrad wrote \"An Outpost of Progress,\" a sharp critique of British colonialism that the master storyteller considered his best tale. A precursor to Heart of Darkness, it traces the physical and moral degradation of two English overseers at a remote African trading post, offering a compelling view of the destructive effects of cultural isolation. This compilation presents four additional short stories: \"An Anarchist (A Desperate Tale),\" centering on an ex-convict's association with a radical political faction in nineteenth-century England; \"The Informer (An Ironic Tale),\" a character study in political contradictions focusing on an anarchist's embrace of bourgeois values; \"Il Conde (A Pathetic Tale),\" in which a violent crime disrupts a nobleman's visit to Naples; and \"A Smile of Fortune,\" which recounts how a seafarer's romantic inclinations lead him into misplacing his loyalty.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460332515425,"sku":"9780486841595","price":1.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_2dfe22f6-b861-489b-b47a-4ea0b8e78b7f.jpg?v=1778570299"},{"product_id":"the-shadow-line","title":"The Shadow Line","description":"This masterly character study of human transformation, written by Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) during the First World War, chronicles a youth’s passage into manhood upon becoming the commander of his first ship. In this poignant tale of maturation, Conrad explores the initiation of this transitional occurrence and delivers a portrait of physical and psychic exile; sensory disorientation; and the final crossover toward a new identity. With realism born of firsthand knowledge of the seafaring life, Conrad delivers an intense evocation of his own first command aboard the ship Otago, which he took on when the previous captain died en route to Bangkok.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460629917793,"sku":"9780486851495","price":2.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_de73840d-b336-4827-ad83-e802cdb571eb.jpg?v=1778570663"}],"url":"https:\/\/ebooks.aafaqeducation.com\/collections\/joseph-conrad.oembed","provider":"ebook.aafaqeducation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}