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An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad

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Summary

Willems, a company clerk, betrays the trust of his employers and finds himself publicly shamed. Starting afresh in a trading post, he is ironically at the mercy of others' dishonesty. This study edition contains both the text and a commentary upon it.

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An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad

Born in Poland,Conrad(1857-1924) joined the French navy at the age of 17 and finally settled in England in 1894.Written in the author's third language,AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS was Conrad's second novel and it confirms the early importance of the themes of alienation,power and betrayal which resurface in later works such as NOSTROMO and THE HEART OF DARKNESS.In AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS,Willems,a company clerk,betrays the confidence of his employes and finds himself publicly shamed.Seeking to start afresh,he moves to a distant trading post but ironically finds himself at the others' dishonesty.

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ISBN 13 9780460877732
ISBN 10 0460877739
Title An Outcast of the Islands
Author Joseph Conrad
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-08-05
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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