Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad's haunting Modernist masterpiece, now in the beautifully designed Penguin Clothbound Classics series Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century as a literary classic, and also a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. It reflects the savage repressions carried out in the Congo by the Belgians in one of the largest acts of genocide committed up to that time. Conrad's narrator encounters at the end of the story a man named Kurtz, dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature.

This handsome gift edition presents Joseph Conrad's celebrated work, Heart of Darkness, featuring striking gold-embossed cover designs, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers. The inspiration behind Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness tells the story of Charlie Marlowe, who takes a steamboat on a voyage into the heart of Africa. His mission is to relieve an ivory agent named Kurtz, who has been taken ill at a remote trading station. Marlowe's eyes are opened wide as he witnesses acts of cruelty on his journey and when he meets Kurtz, he is forced to examine his own values and views of humanity. In addition to Heart of Darkness, this volume also includes Tales of Unrest, a series of five short stories in which Conrad explores the nature of the soul and man's psychological malaise. This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic fiction.

Az Apokalipszis most című, emlékezetes Coppola-film alapjául szolgáló, sokak által a XX. század egyik legfontosabb könyvének tartott kisregény, ez a dzsungel - és az emberi lélek - mélyébe vezető utazás a gyarmati kizsákmányolás véres valóságával szembesíti az olvasót. A szó: "elefántcsont", a levegőben csengett; suttogták, sóhajtották. Az ember azt hihette, imádkoznak hozzá. És mindezt a bárgyú kapzsiság hullaszagra emlékeztető bűze lengte körül.

Az Apokalipszis most című, emlékezetes Coppola-film alapjául szolgáló, sokak által a XX. század egyik legfontosabb könyvének tartott kisregény, ez a dzsungel – és az emberi lélek – mélyébe vezető utazás a gyarmati kizsákmányolás véres valóságával szembesíti az olvasót.   "A szó: „elefántcsont”, a levegőben csengett; suttogták, sóhajtották. Az ember azt hihette, imádkoznak hozzá. És mindezt a bárgyú kapzsiság hullaszagra emlékeztető bűze lengte körül."

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. On sea, on land, at the edges of the colonial experience, Joseph Conrad's short stories offer a glimpse of the violence, the kindness, and the mystery at humanity's heart. 'The Lagoon' tells of love and its shadow, 'The Typhoon' of the gap between man and nature, while 'The Secret Sharer' provides a brilliant exploration of truth and trust.

Audiobook The Shadow-Line written by Joseph Conrad. An unsettling tale of plague, drift and terror, The Shadow-Line documents a young seaman’s coming of age after he is recruited to captain a ship for the first time. Bad luck and disease haunt the inexperienced hero and his crew, and the evil legacy of the previous captain overshadows them with a feeling of supernatural menace.

Hlavní hrdina, námořník Charles Marlow líčí svou cestu do Afriky ve službách jisté obchodní Společnosti. Jeho úkolem je převzít kontrolu nad zásilkou slonoviny a především vyhledat a ochránit pana Kurtze, nejschopnějšího zástupce Společnosti, kterého doslova předchází jeho pověst. Marlow slyší ze všech stran o jeho schopnostech, velkém duchu i heroických činech. Když však dorazí k cíli, nachází ho na jednom z nejtemnějších míst na zemi v krajně zbědovaném stavu, otřeseného, zděšeného a na pokraji šílenství.

Audiokniha Srdce temnoty, kterou napsal Joseph Conrad. Hlavní hrdina, námořník Charles Marlow líčí svou cestu do Afriky ve službách jisté obchodní Společnosti. Jeho úkolem je převzít kontrolu nad zásilkou slonoviny a především vyhledat a ochránit pana Kurtze, nejschopnějšího zástupce Společnosti, kterého doslova předchází jeho pověst. Marlow slyší ze všech stran o jeho schopnostech, velkém duchu i heroických činech.

In this 1901 short story inspired by Ford Maddox Ford’s "The Cinque Ports", Conrad works on the theme of alienation. It centers on a young man, Yanko, the sole survivor of a shipwreck off the coast of Kent. The locals, not knowing that a boat has sunk, shun him as he washes up on their shores. But he is taken in by an eccentric local, and little by little, Yanko learns some English and falls in love with the servant girl, Amy Foster.

"The Mirror of the Sea" (1906) is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines between 1904 and 1906. Joseph Conrad lived an exciting and eventful life as a seaman, and as a writer he possessed a unique insight into human psychology, which is clearly reflected in his fictional works as well as in his essays.

The trading ship Narcissus is sailing towards London, but long the way the ship and its crew pick up a West Indian black sailor, James, who shortly after falls ill. To prevent contamination aboard the ship, James must stay in his cabin. But as minutes turn into hours, and days into weeks, the rest of the crew starts doubting whether James is ill at all.

Román poľského rodáka Josepha Conrada Srdce temnoty vyšiel po anglicky knižne v roku 1902 a rýchlo sa stal jedným z najzásadnejších literárnych diel 20. storočia. Conradov text ako jeden z prvých kriticky nazerá na témy imperializmu, kolonializmu a rasizmu, zároveň je to hlboká psychologická a morálna sonda do temných hĺbok ľudskej duše, preto sa kniha dodnes teší záujmu čitateľov. Ide o jedno z diel, ktoré síce patrí do kánonu svetovej literatúry a k pokladom západnej kultúry, zároveň je však nadčasové a čitateľsky atraktívne. Nie náhodou po ňom siahol F. F. Coppola a natočil na jeho námet slávny film Apocalypse Now. Nový slovenský preklad tejto slávnej novely vychádza spolu s doslovom literárnej vedkyne Kristíny Kállay o dedičstve kolonializmu v Conradovom diele a prílohou Biele dejiny Konga ilustrátora Jindřicha Janíčka.

Román poľského rodáka Josepha Conrada Srdce temnoty vyšiel po anglicky knižne v roku 1902 a rýchlo sa stal jedným z najzásadnejších literárnych diel 20. storočia. Conradov text ako jeden z prvých kriticky nazerá na témy imperializmu, kolonializmu a rasizmu, zároveň je to hlboká psychologická a morálna sonda do temných hĺbok ľudskej duše, preto sa kniha dodnes teší záujmu čitateľov. Ide o jedno z diel, ktoré síce patrí do kánonu svetovej literatúry a k pokladom západnej kultúry, zároveň je však nadčasové a čitateľsky atraktívne. Nie náhodou po ňom siahol F. F. Coppola a natočil na jeho námet slávny film Apocalypse Now. Nový slovenský preklad tejto slávnej novely vychádza spolu s doslovom literárnej vedkyne Kristíny Kállay o dedičstve kolonializmu v Conradovom diele a prílohou Biele dejiny Konga ilustrátora Jindřicha Janíčka.

Charles Marlow, sails up the Congo River to meet with Kurtz – a prosperous ivory trader and a man of great abilities. Marlow ends up signing a contract and becoming a riverboat captain for a Belgian company that trades in the Congo. He hopes that this contract will give him a good opportunity for career development.

Forty-two years old Marlow is drinking with four other Englishmen. They have known each other since the beginning of their working lives. Some of them have other jobs now, but they still gather to recall the good old days. Marlow tells his friends a story of his early life, when he travelled to the East as a young man in search of adventure.

Adolf Verlof runs a sex shop in 1880’s London, but his real profession is even shadier. He’s a so-called "agent provocateur" for the Embassy, whose mission it is to infiltrate and spy on a relatively harmless group of anarchists. His employers are impatiently waiting for the group to do something radical enough that they can use it as an excuse to harden their actions against the many socialist and anarchistic groups that are sprouting up around the country.