joseph conrad

A truly excellent book let down in places by Conrad’s verbose ramblings; the narrative repeatedly drifting away on so many diversions that it was sometimes difficult to remember where it had come from, especially when – as was frequently the case – those diversions occurred mid conversation...

A subforum for discussion of the life and writings of this outstanding Polish-born English novelist (1857-1924), and of "Conradian" experience. I request that discussions of movies and other works derived from Conrad's be discussed elsewhere. However, it would be okay to discuss here things...

Okay so not really SF or F but never mind! 3/5 stars (should I feel quilty for giving such a renowned book a low rating?) The style in which Heart of Darkness is written is something I have only come across once before. It is ‘written’ by an anonymous person documenting the story as told by...

J. D. Worthington quoted two passages by H. P. Lovecraft on Joseph Conrad: My current reading is Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim", and I find it the most vital and important of any of the books on my immediate programme. I had previously read only the shorter and minor productions of Conrad, and was...