{"product_id":"2026200011106-secondhand-an-outcast-of-the-islands","title":"An Outcast Of The Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Conrad's An Outcast of the Islands is a gripping work of literary fiction set in the remote trading posts of the Malay Archipelago. The novel chronicles the downfall of Peter Willems, a man of misplaced arrogance whose moral weakness leads him to betray his patron and benefactor, Tom Lingard, by revealing the secret of a hidden river to Arab traders. Conrad masterfully illustrates the destructive power of passion and self-deception as Willems becomes enslaved to his obsession with a local woman, Aissa, surrendering every vestige of his former identity in the process. Written in Conrad's characteristically dense and atmospheric prose, the novel presents a searing portrait of a man undone by his own vices against a backdrop of lush, indifferent jungle. A prequel to Almayer's Folly, it stands as a powerful early example of Conrad's enduring themes: moral exile, the corruption of the self, and the unforgiving nature of the colonial frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956194619611,"sku":"2026200011106-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9362f774-756a-434b-8a70-55cae2e53e48.png?v=1783499008","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011106-secondhand-an-outcast-of-the-islands","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}