| Almayer's Folly Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author), Cosham, Ralph (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786162139 ISBN-13: 9780786162130 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: Joseph Conrads first novel charts the decline of a Dutch merchant in Malaya. Refusing to accept the financial ruin that he has precipitated, Almayer devolves into fantasies of wealth and renewed youth. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.56" W x 7.42" (0.21 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: A tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism, Almayer's Folly is Joseph Conrad's first novel. Set in the lush jungles of Borneo in the late 1800s, it charts the decline of a Dutch merchant after a twenty-five year struggle against overwhelming odds. Despite the bitterness of his disillusioned wife, Almayer refuses to accept the financial ruin he has precipitated. Instead, he dreams of fantastic wealth and a triumphant return to the civilization of his youth, accompanied by his loving daughter, Nina. But when Nina turns away from his elusive fantasies to the tangible reality of her native lover, Almayer must face the fruits of his own folly. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cosham, Ralph: - Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery. Conrad, Joseph: -Joseph Conrad (Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski) (1857-1924) was born in Ukraine. Raised by an uncle after the death of his parents, he educated himself by reading widely in Polish and French. At age twenty-one he began a long career sailing the seas on French merchant vessels, after which he went to London and began writing, using the romance and adventure of his own life for his incomparable sea novels. |