"Twixt Land & Sea: Tales" by Joseph Conrad, is a collection of short stories that includes a tale about a sea captain facing tough choices at the turn of the 20th century. "A Smile of Fortune" follows a ship captain as he tries to balance his job with tricky relationships on a beautiful tropical island, also known as the "Pearl of the Ocean." The story kicks off with the captain arriving at the idyllic island after a long trip, filled with high hopes, only to be pulled back to earth by the realities of trade and the superstitions of life at sea. As the captain gets ready for a crucial business meeting, he deals with rough landings and the mental stress of depending on luck and figuring out people. Things get weird when he meets Mr. Jacobus, a merchant whose friendly act hides business rivalries and local secrets, pointing to deeper ideas about what's right and wrong and how business works in colonial times. This section of the story shows the captain struggling with who he is and what others expect from him, hinting at the complicated relationships to come.
'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales
By Joseph Conrad
A sea captain discovers transporting cargo isn't as simple as he thought when he gets wrapped up in dark secrets, colonial tensions, and unusual local characters on a beautiful island.
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About the AuthorJoseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, 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 depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world.
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, 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 depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world.
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