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The Rescue: A Novel of Conflict and Responsibility in the Malay Archipelago
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781604594041
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Jun 20 2008
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A novel of political tension and personal conflict set within the colonial world of Southeast Asia, examining loyalty, isolation, and the limits of individual agency.
First published in 1920, The Rescue forms part of Joseph Conrad's series of novels centred on Captain Tom Lingard, returning to a character first introduced in Almayer's Folly and An Outcast of the Islands. The narrative unfolds in the Malay Archipelago, where Lingard becomes entangled in a local political struggle while attempting to assist a stranded European couple. The novel develops through shifting perspectives, balancing external action with inward reflection.
Conrad's treatment of setting and character reflects his sustained interest in the moral and psychological dimensions of imperial life. The work examines the tension between intention and consequence, as well as the complexities of cultural encounter and personal responsibility. Written over many years and completed late in Conrad's career, The Rescue occupies a distinctive place within his body of work, bringing together themes that recur across his fiction while presenting them in a more extended and deliberate form.
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