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This involved, philosophical novel is not for the casual
listener, especially one who is supposed to be concentrating on the
road ahead. Writing in 1904, Conrad invented a complex South
American country with a turbulent history and a potentially
explosive population, ranging from the wealthy gringo running the
Sulaco silver mine to the poorest worker loading cargo on the
docks. Although the story teems with lively characters, the
dazzling figure of Nostromo eclipses them all. A natural
leader?brave, handsome, and incorruptible?he naturally becomes the
epicenter of the revolution that soon devastates Sulaco. With
characteristic eloquence, Conrad has focused on the dramatic action
of the revolution to explore challenging themes: capitalism,
imperialism, revolution, and social justice. Unfortunately, this
audio program, read by Frederick Davidson, is disappointing.
Despite fine dramatic characterizations, the narrator's posh
British accent is so pronounced that it often detracts from the
text. Since Nostromo has also been narrated by Frank Muller
(Recorded Books) and Wolfram Kandinsky (Books on TapeR), perhaps
this version may not be the best choice.?Jo Carr, Sarasota,
Fla.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers
to the Audio Cassette edition.
内容简介
Conrad's foresight and his ability to pluck the human
adventure from complex historical circumstances were such that his
greatest novel, Nostromo -- though nearly one hundred years old --
says as much about today's Latin America as any of the finest
recent accounts of that region's turbulent political life.
Insistently dramatic in its storytelling, spectacular in its
recreation of the subtropical landscape, this picture of an
insurrectionary society and the opportunities it provides for moral
corruption gleams on every page with its author's dry, undeceived,
impeccable intelligence.
作者简介
Joseph Conrad was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up
under Tsarist autocracy. In 1874 Conrad travelled to Marseilles,
where he served in French merchant vessels before joining a British
ship in 1878 as an apprentice. In 1886 he obtained British
nationality. Eight years later he left the sea to devote himself to
writing, publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895. The
following year he settled in Kent, where he produced within fifteen
years such modern classics as Youth, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim,
Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and Under Western Eyes. He
continued to write until his death in 1924. --This text refers
to the Paperback
edition.