Almayer's Folly
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Joseph Conrad's debut novel, Almayer's Folly, is a brooding and atmospheric work of classic literary fiction set in the jungles of Borneo during the late nineteenth century. The novel chronicles the tragic decline of Kaspar Almayer, a Dutch trader consumed by grandiose dreams of wealth and his obsessive devotion to his half-Malay daughter, Nina. Conrad masterfully uncovers the destructive collision between colonial ambition and the unyielding realities of a foreign land, drawing the reader into a world of moral decay, doomed aspirations, and cultural conflict. Written with the psychological depth and dense, poetic prose that would define Conrad's career, the narrative illustrates how pride and illusion can corrode a man's soul entirely. Almayer's Folly stands as an essential forerunner to Conrad's later masterpieces, establishing his signature preoccupations with isolation, imperialism, and the darkness lurking within the human heart.
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.
Joseph Conrad's debut novel, Almayer's Folly, is a brooding and atmospheric work of classic literary fiction set in the jungles of Borneo during the late nineteenth century. The novel chronicles the tragic decline of Kaspar Almayer, a Dutch trader consumed by grandiose dreams of wealth and his obsessive devotion to his half-Malay daughter, Nina. Conrad masterfully uncovers the destructive collision between colonial ambition and the unyielding realities of a foreign land, drawing the reader into a world of moral decay, doomed aspirations, and cultural conflict. Written with the psychological depth and dense, poetic prose that would define Conrad's career, the narrative illustrates how pride and illusion can corrode a man's soul entirely. Almayer's Folly stands as an essential forerunner to Conrad's later masterpieces, establishing his signature preoccupations with isolation, imperialism, and the darkness lurking within the human heart.