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Almayer's Folly
by Joseph Conrad
ISBN: 1853262978
ISBN-13: 9781853262975
Format: Paperback
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Summary
ALMAYER'S FOLLY, Conrad's (and astonishingly competent) first novel in English, takes place in Indonesia, where a Dutch colonial whose business has failed wishes to escape the island and his malignant marriage. His only hope is to marry his daughter off to a European so he can leave with her-but his daughter has her own ideas about the kind of life she wants. Raised in Borneo, she wants only to remain there and is, in fact, being courted by a local princeling. Conrad addresses the questions of colonialism and interracialism as he tells two interlocking stories, one of a lost and disillusioned man, the other of a young couple full of hope.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Lb May & Assoc Inc
Published date: 1998
Size: 5 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Publisher's Notes
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 headhunters, and decisions taken in London and Amsterdam affect every household in the settlement.
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ALMAYER'S FOLLY (Wordsworth Collection)
Conrad, Joseph
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. PAPERBACK. 1853262978 Good clean solid book with mild to moderate wear, mostly to outside, clean text inside . Good. ( more information) Offered by FatCityBooks.com (United States)
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ALMAYER'S FOLLY (Wordsworth Collection)
Joseph Conrad
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Almayer's Folly
Conrad, Joseph
San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998 Softcover. Sound & nice copy, mild rubbing/edgewear to wraps. Mild creasing.. Trade Paperback. Good/n/a. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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Almayer's Folly
Conrad, Joseph
San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998 Softcover. Sound, clean & nice copy, light rubbing/edgewear to wraps.. Trade Paperback. Good/n/a. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
Conrad, Joseph
Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1996. 25% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to charity.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Chaineys Ltd (United Kingdom)
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Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
Conrad, Joseph
Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1996. 25% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to charity . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Chaineys Ltd (United Kingdom)
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ALMAYER'S FOLLY
Conrad, Joseph
Ware, England, UK: Wordsworth Classics. Very Good+. 1996. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 1853262978. Used in wraps. A bright, clean copy. Appears unread. Slight aging to the paper. ; Wordsworth Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages; ALMAYER'S FOLLY, Joseph Conrad’s first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism. Set in the lush jungle of Borneo in the late 1800s, it tells of the Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice. Conrad established in Almayer’s Folly the themes of betrayal, isolation, and colonialism that he would explore throughout the rest of his life and work.. ( more information) Offered by Ciaokatz Books (United States)
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Almayer's Folly : A Story of an Eastern River (Classics Library)
Conrad, Joseph
Ware, United Kingdom: Wordsworth Editions, Limited, 1998. Book is unread, spine unbent. Small gum mark on front. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight. We ship daily. . Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Top Notch books (United States)
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Almayer's Folly
Conrad, Joseph
San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998. 296 pages, front cover looks like a sticker has been peeled off lifting some of the gloss off the cover - scuffed. ISBN: 1853262978. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 4¾" - 9¾" tall. Chapter Book. BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS. ( more information) Offered by Highway Book Shop (Canada)
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ALMAYER'S FOLLY (Wordsworth Collection)
Conrad, Joseph
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. PAPERBACK. 1853262978 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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