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An Outcast Of The Islands

An Outcast Of The Islands

Conrad, Joseph

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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1419106724
ISBN13: 9781419106729
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.55 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
An Outcast of the Islands is a novel written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1896. The story is set in the Malay Archipelago and follows the life of a man named Willems, who is a trader in the region. Willems is a complex character who is torn between his desire for wealth and power and his moral conscience. He becomes involved with a local tribe and falls in love with a woman named Aissa. However, his actions lead to his downfall and he becomes an outcast, living on a remote island with Aissa. The novel explores themes of colonialism, morality, love, and redemption. Conrad's vivid descriptions of the landscape and the characters make the novel a compelling read. An Outcast of the Islands is a classic work of literature and is considered one of Conrad's best works.A run of bad luck at cards, the failure of a small speculation undertaken on his own account, an unexpected demand for money from one or another member of the Da Souza family--and almost before he was well aware of it he was off the path of his peculiar honesty. It was such a faint and ill-defined track that it took him some time to find out how far he had strayed amongst the brambles of the dangerous wilderness.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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