Conrad, Joseph
Typhoon and Other Stories
- ISBN 13:
- 9781420933949
- author:
- Conrad, Joseph
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- digireads
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 132
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Joseph Conrad's "Typhoon and Other Stories" is a collection of four shorter works that explore life at sea in the early 20th century. The title work, "Typhoon", tells the story of Captain MacWhirr's harrowing experience sailing the Siamese steamer "Nan-Shan" into a typhoon.
Other stories in this collection include "Amy Foster", which follows a Polish immigrant who becomes shipwrecked off the coast of England, and "Falk: A Reminiscence" and "To-Morrow", both nautically themed works. Conrad's writing draws on his own experiences and heritage to create vivid tales of survival and adaptation.
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