Almayer’s Folly (1895) was Conrad’s first novel, set in a remote Bornean outpost at the end of the last century. Conrad draws on his own experience to present the strains of life at a cultural crossroads. The Dutch trader, Almayer, is stranded in Sambir, thirty miles up a virtually unknown equatorial river. He lives among of and new cultures; his wife is Sulu (Philippino), behind him live his Arab rivals, across the river is the Malay rajah’s campong, inland are the primitive Dyak...
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9783985314935 ● Publisher Otbebookpublishing ● Published 2021 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8168517 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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