| Under Western Eyes Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486431649 ISBN-13: 9780486431642 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $2.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia, as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career in the czarist bureaucracy, unwittingly becomes embroiled in the assassination of a public official. Asked to spy on the family of the assassin -- his close friend -- he must come to terms with timeless questions of accountability and human integrity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003051579 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.24" W x 8.24" (0.47 lbs) 249 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50688 Reading Level: 9.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |