A Personal Record: Some Reminiscences, Conrad, Joseph, Excellent Book

A Personal RecordSome Reminiscences\nAuthor(s): Joseph Conrad\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom\nImprint: Faber & Faber\nISBN-13: 9780571243556, 978-0571243556\nSynopsis\nTogether with The Mirror of the Sea, Joseph Conrad's A Personal Record [tel] is one of his two openly autobiographical books. A short volume of reminiscences, it was written originally for an ambitious literary periodical. \n\nConrad was born in Poland, moving to live in France in 1874. He subsequently joined the British merchant navy, and did not begin writing novels until he was nearly forty. In this book he describes his cultural heritage, and the central motives in his life as a seaman and a writer separated from the country where he was born. Events of his life are shown in sudden flashes of reflection, sometimes playful, but more often serious and definitive.\n\nThis is a captivating and moving book, which gives us illuminating insights into Joseph Conrad's real past; his fam)