Oxford Reader's Companion to Conrad

by Gene M. Moore and Owen Knowles

Book Overview

Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski (as he was born in 1857) is one of the most compelling and complex figures in English literature. His own life was as astonishing as any of his novels: born in the Ukraine of Polish parents, after a childhood in exile and a 20-year career as a merchant seaman, he began in middle age to write in English, the language of his newly adopted country.
The Oxford Reader's Companion to Conrad represents a unique and long-overdue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198604211
• ISBN13: 9780198604211
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 8.1"