Conradology - Couverture souple

Bradley, SJ; Plebanek, Grazyna; Krasnowolski, Jan; Niland, Richard; Theroux, Paul; Shamsie, Kamila; Schofield, Sarah; Dale, Agnieszka; Foden, Giles; Dukaj, Jacek

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910974331 ISBN 13 : 9781910974339

Editeur : Comma Press, 2017

Synopsis

A merchant sailor works for a decade, captaining a yacht up and down the coasts of Malaysia, in the hope that his crooked employer will stay true to a promise...

Years after a pandemic sweeps across Europe, wiping out its all-white population, a pilgrim returns to his Polish birthplace in search of the only other non-white kid he knew at school...

Conradology Edited by Magda Raczynska & Becky Harrison Featuring Farah Ahamed, SJ Bradley, Agnieszka Dale, Jacek Dukaj, Giles Foden, Zoe Gilbert, Jan Krasnowolski, Richard Niland, Wojciech Orlinski, Grazyna Plebanek, Sarah Schofield, Kamila Shamsie & Paul Theroux A merchant sailor works for a decade, captaining a yacht up and down the coasts of Malaysia, in the hope that his crooked employer will stay true to a promise... Years after a pandemic sweeps across Europe, wiping out its all-white population, a pilgrim returns to his Polish birthplace in search of the only other non-white kid he knew at school...

An inscrutable hotelier loses his composure when a secret passage is discovered in his hotel, leading to a mysterious room and a previously hidden existence...

Born in what is now Ukraine to Polish parents, naturalised as a British citizen, and schooled on the high seas of international commerce, Joseph Conrad was a true citizen of the world. His novels bore witness to the dehumanising repercussions of empire, explored a world in which state-sponsored terrorism ruined individuals' lives, and pioneered complex narrative structures and subjective points-of-view in what was to become the first wave of literary modernism.

To mark his 160th birthday, 14 authors and critics from Britain, Poland and elsewhere have come together to celebrate his legacy with new pieces of fiction and non-fiction. Conrad felt that the writer's task was to offer 'that glimpse of truth for which you have forgotten to ask.' In an age of increasing isolationism, these celebrations remind you of the value of such glimpses.

Commissioned as part of the Joseph Conrad Year 2017, the book has been published with the support from the Polish Cultural Institute, the Polish Book Institute, and the British Council.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Magda Raczynska is Head of Literature at the Polish Cultural Institute in London. She as previously worked as a Lecturer at Warsaw University and Rutgers University, NJ. Magda holds a PhD from Warsaw University and an MA from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Comma Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910974331
• ISBN 13: 9781910974339
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible