"Romance" by Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford is an early 20th-century novel about adventure and aspiration, centering on John Kemp who wants a more thrilling existence than his simple farm life provides. Characters such as Carlos Riego and Tomas Castro pull John into a world that exceeds his expectations and alters his perception of life. John wrestles with feelings of envy and desire, with Carlos's family history filled with Cuban intrigue. John is lured into Carlos's world and quickly finds himself caught up in smuggling and piracy, where he must face difficult choices that will decide who he becomes.
Romance
By Joseph Conrad
A young farm boy chasing dreams of adventure finds himself embroiled in a dangerous world of pirates and smugglers.
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2006-01-31
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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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