Under Western Eyes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of psychological and political fiction, Under Western Eyes chronicles the tormented journey of Razumov, a young Russian student whose life is shattered when a fellow student — a revolutionary and assassin — takes refuge in his apartment. Conrad constructs a gripping moral drama set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia and the émigré revolutionary circles of Geneva, dissecting the themes of guilt, betrayal, and political ideology with devastating precision. Narrated through the detached perspective of an English language teacher, the novel presents the clash between Eastern European suffering and Western incomprehension, creating an unbridgeable gap of understanding at its heart. Rich in irony and moral ambiguity, this 1911 masterpiece stands as one of Conrad's most penetrating studies of conscience, complicity, and the crushing weight of political oppression.
Author: Joseph Conrad
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of psychological and political fiction, Under Western Eyes chronicles the tormented journey of Razumov, a young Russian student whose life is shattered when a fellow student — a revolutionary and assassin — takes refuge in his apartment. Conrad constructs a gripping moral drama set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia and the émigré revolutionary circles of Geneva, dissecting the themes of guilt, betrayal, and political ideology with devastating precision. Narrated through the detached perspective of an English language teacher, the novel presents the clash between Eastern European suffering and Western incomprehension, creating an unbridgeable gap of understanding at its heart. Rich in irony and moral ambiguity, this 1911 masterpiece stands as one of Conrad's most penetrating studies of conscience, complicity, and the crushing weight of political oppression.