Питер Виллемс, изгнанный со службы за воровство и влюбившийся в красавицу мусульманку, совершает нечто немыслимое для белого европейца в Малайзии - порывает с колониальным обществом и принимает туземный...
Произведениями Джозефа Конрада (1857-1924) зачитывалась не только широкая публика, но и будущие собратья по перу: несколько поколений литераторов от Джека Лондона и Эрнеста Хемингуэя до Уильяма Фолкнера...
Небольшая повесть "Сердце тьмы" была впервые опубликована в 1902 году и произвела большой переворот в англоязычной литературе, классикой которой считается и теперь, а фильм Фрэнсиса Форда Копполы "Апокалипсис...
Во время второго своего рейса молодой, только-только получивший лицензию штурман-англичанин невольно совершил тяжкое должностное преступление, едва не стоившее жизни пассажирам судна. Последовал суд, позор,...
Джон Кемп, сын фермерши из глухой деревушки в графстве Кент, наслушавшись историй про ночного всадника с головой под мышкой, начал мечтать о жизни более интересной, яркой, насыщенной. И "счастливый случай"...
Восемь рассказов классика британской литературы и одного из пионеров модернизма, впервые публикующиеся на русском языке. В сборнике освещаются основные темы творчества Конрада: морские приключения и экзотические...
Джозеф Конрад принадлежит к числу писателей, чьими произведениями зачитывались не только простые смертные, но и будущие собратья по перу — несколько поколений литераторов от Джека Лондона и Эрнеста Хемингуэя...
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"Сердце тьмы" - путешествие английского моряка в глубь Африки, психологическое изображение борьбы цивилизации и природы, исследование "тьмы человеческого сердца", созданное Джозефом Конрадом после восьми...
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Моряк Чарльз Марлоу совершает вояж в Центральную Африку. По заданию бельгийской компании, он должен прибыть на удаленную торговую станцию, чтобы забрать оттуда Курца - первоклассного мастера по сбору слоновой...
Пароход «Патна» везет паломников в Мекку. Разыгрывается непогода, и члены команды, среди которых был и первый помощник капитана Джим, поддавшись панике, решают тайком покинуть судно, оставив пассажиров...
Чтение оригинальных произведений - простой и действенный способ погрузиться в языковую среду и совершенствоваться в иностранном языке. Серия «Бестселлер на все времена» - это возможность улучшить свой...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Written at various times, under various influences, these short stories are linked...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Under Western Eyes is a story of Razumov, who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. The stories contained in this volume take rank with the most mature and romantic of...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Romance is a novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. Serafina is captured...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. His first novel Almayer's Folly is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master stylist,...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master stylist,...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language, Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master stylist,...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. The main character of The Secret Agent, Mr Verloc keeps a shop in London's Soho where...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. The Rover is a novel of naval life in Napoleonic France. After forty years of piracy...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. These works are unique in Conrad's oeuvre in being openly autobiographical - but in...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. The Tales of Hearsay is a posthumous collection of four stories, published in 1911,...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Suspense: a Napoleonic Novel is Conrad's unfinished novel that he was working on before...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. A Set of Six contains six stories including Gas par Ruiz, an enthralling novel of inspirational...
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. First published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers...
