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A Personal Record is writer Joseph Conrad's autobiography. The writing is lyrical and atmospheric and commonly believed to be somewhat embellished. It does, however, give great insight into his Polish childhood, his sailing adventures and his aspirations in the eyes of the British public. It also documents the process of writing Almayer's Folly. The preface to the work contains the much-quoted lines:

"Those who read me know my conviction that the world, the temporal world, rests on a few very simple ideas; so simple that they must be as old as the hills. It rests notably, among others, on the idea of Fidelity."
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-316-5

A young Dutch trader, Kaspar Almayer, marries Captain Lingard's adopted Malay daughter in the hopes of one day inheriting the captain's wealth. He moves to Borneo to run Lingard's trading post there, but while the captain is frittering away his fortune on a hopeless treasure hunt, Almayer's ventures fail, one after the other. In the hotpot of isolation, colonialism and frustrated desire, naming Almayer's true folly becomes complicated.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-315-8

An Outcast of the Islands is Joseph Conrad's second novel, first published in 1896 and inspired by Conrad's time as mate of the steamer The Vigar. Fleeing from scandal in Singapore, the disreputable Peter Willems hides out in a native village, only to betray his protectors in his lust for the daughter of the chief. The story features Tom Lingard and other characters who are also in Conrad's Almayer's Folly of 1895 and The Rescue of 1920.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-313-4

Now enshrined among the most important writers of fiction in the Western literary canon, Joseph Conrad's stories often deal with the themes of the sea and nautical travel. In Falk: A Reminiscence, Conrad amplifies and extends a memory from his own childhood, turning a favorite family myth into a harrowing journey to the very limits of human morality. A must-read for fans of the action-adventure genre.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-161-0

Dive into a tale of political intrigue from Joseph Conrad, the Polish-born writer who came to be known as one of the masters of English-language fiction. In Gaspar Ruiz, Conrad explores the psychological trauma of wartime against the backdrop of the Chilean war for independence. This tale is a treat for fans of Conrad's work or historical fiction enthusiasts.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-107-8

Diese opulente Hörspielinszenierung lässt die funkelnde Modernität des Romans und die Sprache Joseph Conrads in neuem Glanz erstrahlen.

Produktion: Hessischer Rundfunk 2022
Hörspiel mit Felix Manteuffel, Andreas Fröhlich, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Santiago Ziesmer, Cedric Stern, Ferdinand Dörfler
4h 18min
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-3-8445-4865-5

Polish-born author Joseph Conrad is best known as one of the finest prose stylists ever to have written in English. In addition to producing such masterpieces as Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, Conrad also wrote prodigiously in his private life, producing a large body of correspondence. This fascinating collection brings together a large volume of Conrad's letters, personal essays, and other autobiographical writings.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-986-0

Though he is best remembered as one of the greatest twentieth-century novelists, Joseph Conrad also dabbled in drama from time to time. The play One Day More is a reworking of Conrad's short story "Tomorrow." It centers on a family which has structured its entire existence around the promise of their son returning home from a long stint at sea.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-814-6

One of the unifying themes that runs through Joseph Conrad's work is the problem of perception: two people can witness the same event and come away with completely diverging impressions of what occurred. Given his preoccupation with perception, it comes as no surprise that Some Reminiscences, the closest thing to a memoir that Conrad ever published, is a loosely interconnected series of observations, essays, and vignettes, rather than a traditional, linear "life story."
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-435-3

Although English was not his native tongue, Polish-born Joseph Conrad honed his language skills over his lifetime and would eventually become enshrined as one of the masters of English literature. As a sailor, he spent his free time during months-long voyages at sea writing stories, letters, and later, novels such as The Heart of Darkness. However, he regarded short stories as his favorite form, and the literary gems collected in Tales of Hearsay confirm that he was a remarkably skilled writer of short fiction.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-179-5

During his lifetime, Polish-born Joseph Conrad emerged as one of the masters of English prose. Best known for works such as The Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, many of Conrad's tales focus on seafaring men and expeditions into unknown lands. The Arrow of Gold, one of Conrad's later works, follows and expands upon these themes, relating the tale of a young sailor who is drawn into the fight to seat Don Carlos de Bourbon on the Spanish throne.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-187-0

The Inheritors is a quasi-science fiction novel about the transition of British society from the old, aristocratic mould to a land of industry and advancement. A young writer comes into contact with the inheritors, people from the "fourth dimension" who plan to take over the world. He experiences the same shift as society within himself, only to be left feeling that he has lost everything.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-359-1