Almayer's Folly, The Story of an Eastern River
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. Hardcover. Very good. Second impression of Conrad's first novel, originally published in 1895. Original green cloth stamped in gilt. A very good copy with some rubbing to extremities, small white spot on front board, bookplate of Alfred Fowler on front pastedown. Publisher's description from the Dover edition: "The tale of a man's inability to escape his self-delusion and the tragic results that ensue, Almayer's Folly unfolds with the lush prose and keen psychological insights for which its author is renowned. Set in nineteenth-century Borneo, the novel recounts the brief rise and protracted fall of Kaspar Almayer, a Dutch merchant who has struggled for 25 years to practice his trade in the jungle. Only his daughter, Nina, brightens Almayer's embittered marriage to a Malayan, and he dreams of their triumphant return to civilization — a fantasy undermined by Almayer's own greed and prejudice. This tale of personal tragedy offers a wider perspective on the disastrous effects of colonialism, a view familiar to the author from the worldly wealth of experience he acquired in fifteen years of service as a merchant seaman. Conrad infused his first novel with many of the themes and settings that he would return to again and again in his later fiction: the clash of Western and Eastern cultures, the sovereignty of the natural world, and the consequences of cowardice and racism. A gripping and thought-provoking chronicle, Almayer's Folly abounds in the page-turning excitement that won Conrad his place among the greatest storytellers in English literature.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22230
- Title
- Almayer's Folly, The Story of an Eastern River
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
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Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Bookplate
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