Joseph Conrad
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Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born writer who became a major figure in English literature, known for novels like *Heart of Darkness* and *Lord Jim* that explore themes of morality, human nature, and colonialism. His work matters because he brought a unique perspective to the English novel through his experiences at sea and in foreign lands, and his literary innovations helped shape modern fiction.
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- 1857-01-01
- Died
- 1924-01-01
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Writing · Berdichev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]
Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) was a Polish-born English novelist. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical or seaboard setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by…
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- Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau — Self (archive footage)2014
- Omnibus — Self1967
- The Golden Twenties — Self (archive footage)1950
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Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Polish: [ˈjuzɛf tɛˈɔdɔr ˈkɔnrat kɔʐɛˈɲɔfskʲi] ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and – though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties (always with a strong foreign accent) – he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings, that depicted crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable, and amoral world. Conrad is considered a literary impressionist by some and an early modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in Lord Jim, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and inspired by his works.
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