| An Outcast of the Islands: Large Print Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1675195315 ISBN-13: 9781675195314 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.05 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as mate of a steamer, the Vidar.The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in Almayer's Folly (1895) and The Rescue (1920), in addition to sharing other characters with those novels. It is considered to be underrated as a work of literature for many. Conrad romanticizes the jungle environment and its inhabitants in a similar style to his Heart of Darkness. |
