Nostromo (Everyman's Library)

Nostromo (Everyman's Library)

Joseph Conradâ€™s foresight and his ability to distill human adventure from complex historical circumstances were so keen that his greatest novel, Nostromoâ€”though more than a century oldâ€”says as much about Latin America as any recent account of that regionâ€™s turbulent political life.
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Conradâ€™s story is set in the fictional Costaguana, a South American republic with a troubled history of tyranny and revolution. When wealthy businessman Charles Gould decides to use his valuable silver mine to support the current dictator in hopes of achieving stability, he instead sets off a new round of chaos and warfare. Fearful that his silver will fall into the hands of invading revolutionaries, Gould entrusts Nostromoâ€”a man of the people considered by all to be incorruptibleâ€”with the task of escaping with and hiding a boatload of ingots from the mine. Nostromoâ€™s heroic actions save his city from revolution, but the fate of the silver becomes his dark secret, one that will destroy him.
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Insistently dramatic in its storytelling, spectacular in its re-creation of the subtropical landscape, this picture of an insurrectionary society and the opportunities it provides for moral corruption gleams on every page with its authorâ€™s impeccable intelligence.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0679409904_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1992-06-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679409908

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0679409904_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1992-06-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780679409908

Nostromo (Everyman's Library)

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