"The Shadow Line: A Confession" by Joseph Conrad is a story about a young sea captain grappling with growing up and the challenges of taking on responsibility. The story starts with the main character feeling unhappy and suddenly leaving his job at a port in the East. He thinks about his past life at sea and the people he used to work with, like his kind captain and a grumpy engineer. Then, he meets someone who offers him the chance to command a mysterious ship, which leads him on a journey where he learns about himself and what it means to be a leader. The book explores the tough parts of becoming an adult and facing difficult situations.
The Shadow Line: A Confession
By Joseph Conrad
A restless young captain impulsively quits his job only to find himself commanding a haunted ship on a perilous journey that tests his courage and forces him to confront the ominous shadow between youth and manhood.
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2006-01-09
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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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