{"product_id":"the-portable-conrad-isbn-9780143105114","title":"The Portable Conrad","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of Conrad's most enduring work, edited by Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gorra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Conrad\u003c\/i\u003e features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nigger of the \"Narcissus,\"\u003c\/i\u003e as well as shorter tales like \u003ci\u003e\"Amy Forster\"\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\"The Secret Sharer,\"\u003c\/i\u003e a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The Portable ConradAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Michael Gorra\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Conrad: A Chronology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. A Calm and a Storm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Sharer: An Episode from the Coast\u003cbr\u003ePreface to \u003ci\u003eThe Nigger of the \"Narcissus\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nigger of the \"Narcissus\": A Tale of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Three Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarain: A Memory\u003cbr\u003eAmy Foster\u003cbr\u003eThe Warrior's Soul\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Heart of Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. The Secret Agent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent: A Simple Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. Essays, Autobiography, and Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutocracy and War\u003cbr\u003eSome Reflections on the Loss of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of the Sea,\u003c\/i\u003e \"Initiation\"\u003cbr\u003eFROM \u003ci\u003eA Personal Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetters\u003cbr\u003eTo Marguerite Poradowska, 26 September 1890\u003cbr\u003eTo Carol Zagorski, 10 March 1896\u003cbr\u003eTo R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 20 December 1897\u003cbr\u003eTo Edward Garnett, 29 March 1898\u003cbr\u003eTo John Galsworthy, 12 March 1899\u003cbr\u003eTo R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 14 October 1899\u003cbr\u003eTo William Blackwood, 31 May 1902\u003cbr\u003eTo Roger Casement, 21 December 1903\u003cbr\u003eTo William Rothenstein, 3 September 1904\u003cbr\u003eTo J. B. Pinker, 30 July 1907\u003cbr\u003eTo J. B. Pinker, 16? July 1908\u003cbr\u003eTo Edward Garnett, 27 May 1912\u003cbr\u003eTo John Quinn, January 1917\u003cbr\u003eTo John Quinn, 6 February 1918\u003cbr\u003eTo Hugh Walpole, 10 February 1922\u003cbr\u003eTo C. K. Scott Moncrieff, 17 December 1922\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is the best one-volume selection of Conrad available. Michael Gorra's learned and acute introduction puts both Conrad, and Conrad criticism, in essential context.\"\u003cbr\u003e -James Wood\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e (originally Józef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski) was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1896 he settled in Kent, where he produced within fifteen years such modern classics as \u003ci\u003eYouth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTyphoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNostromo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder Western Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e. He continued to write until his death in 1924. Today Conrad is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers of fiction in English—his third language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gorra\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Smith College. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Bells in Their Silence: Travels Through Germany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfter Empire: Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie\u003c\/i\u003e. His book, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302935843045,"sku":"NP9780143105114","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143105114.jpg?v=1767741007","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-portable-conrad-isbn-9780143105114","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}