Tales of Unrest Annotated Edition by Joseph Conrad (Paperback Book)

Name: Tales of Unrest Annotated Edition by Joseph Conrad (Paperback Book)
Brand: Alma Books Ltd

Alma Books Ltd

These five stories were collected and published as Tales of Unrest in 1898, shortly before Heart of Darkness, the first of Conrad\u2019s major novels. Ranging from the faraway and unfamiliar, where the acquisitiveness of colonial adventure is damningly exposed, to an ostensibly ordinary London household, these disparate tales display Conrad\u2019s ability to explore and lay bare human nature.\nSet in Central Africa, \u2018An Outpost of Progress\u2019 is suffused with irony and represents a ruthlessly mocking view of European imperialism. \u2018Karain\u2019 and \u2018The Lagoon\u2019 are exotic tales of the Malay Archipelago, with the former telling of disharmony and discord between Western traders and the indigenous inhabitants. \u2018The Return\u2019 recounts the story of, in the author\u2019s own words, \u201Ca desirable middle-class town\n\nTales of Unrest\nAnnotated Edition\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail ;