| Typhoon Contributor(s): Cedeno, Yasmira (Editor), Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535015071 ISBN-13: 9781535015073 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.83 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 84 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Typhoon is a classic sea yarn, possibly based upon Conrad's actual experience of seaman's life, and probably on a real incident aboard of the real steamer John P. Best. It describes how Captain MacWhirr sails the Siamese steamer Nan-Shan into a typhoon-a mature tropical cyclone of the northwestern part of thePacific Ocean. Other characters include the young Jukes - most probably an alter ego of Conrad from the time he had sailed under captain John McWhirr - and Solomon Rout, the chief engineer. The novella classically evokes the seafaring life at the turn of the century. While Macwhirr, who, according to Conrad, "never walked on this Earth" - is emotionally estranged from his family and crew, and though he refuses to consider an alternate course to skirt the typhoon, his indomitable will in the face of a superior natural force elicits grudging admiration. |