Monthly Archives: September 2024

From Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski to Joseph Conrad – An Outcast of the Islands

The fact that his first book, Almayer’s Folly, almost immediately met with extraordinary critical acclaim would have certainly started Joseph Conrad thinking about another book. Conrad’s imagination returned to East Borneo, the Berau River, and his meeting there with Carel … Continue reading

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From Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski to Joseph Conrad – Almayer’s Folly

In A Personal Record, Conrad describes writing the tenth chapter of Almayer’s Folly on board the Adowa in Rouen harbour. The remaining two chapters, which brought his novel to its fatal conclusion, were completed in only three months and on … Continue reading

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