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Typhoon and Other Stories

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Based on 646 Ratings and 66 Reviews

Book Description
Four classic stories of the sea by Joseph Conrad: "Typhoon," "Amy Foster," "Falk," and "Tomorrow"

These powerful stories, as Conrad critic Paul Kirschner has observed, present "a chiaroscuro of sea and land life in an alternating rhythm of hope and despair." In "Typhoon," a storm upends a captain's complacency, hurling him and his crew into a terrifying battle with nature. "Amy Foste... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (55 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-100812967283
ISBN-13978-0812967289
Publication Date03/11/2003
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About Joseph Conrad (Author) : Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Nałęcz-Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. Some of his works have been l... more
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About Barry Unsworth (Introduction) : Barry Unsworth is credited in . A published credit of Barry Unsworth is Typhoon and Other Stories (Modern Library Classics).
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