{"product_id":"2026200011130-secondhand-nostromo","title":"Nostromo","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\u003eSet in the fictional South American republic of Costaguana, Nostromo is a sweeping political and moral epic that chronicles the turbulent struggle for power surrounding a vast silver mine. Joseph Conrad constructs a richly layered narrative centred on the idealistic yet fatally compromised figures of Charles Gould, the mine's English owner, and Nostromo, the charismatic Italian foreman whose legendary reputation becomes his undoing. The novel presents imperialism, capitalism, and revolutionary politics with unflinching moral clarity, arguing that material interests corrupt all who serve them. Conrad's prose is dense, atmospheric, and deeply ironic, drawing readers into a world where honour and idealism are steadily eroded by greed and ambition. Widely regarded as one of the greatest political novels in the English language, Nostromo stands as a monumental achievement in modernist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956193702107,"sku":"2026200011130-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/955f84e7-0e41-46d5-a2e0-0dbb2b01f6dc.png?v=1783498971","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011130-secondhand-nostromo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}