Lord Jim: A Tale

作者 Joseph Conrad著J. H. Stape著
出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
出版时间 2007年11月
ISBN 9780141441610
定价 64.30

内容简介

PenguininauguratesaseriesofrevisededitionsofConrad'sfinestworks,withnewintroductionsConrad'sgreatnovelofguiltandredemptionfollowsthefirstmateonboardthePatna,arawyouthwithdreamsofheroismwho,inanactofcowardice,abandonshisship.HisunbearableguiltanditsconsequencesareshapedbyConradintoanarrativeofimmeasurablerichness.Atitsheart,thisclassicnovelisabookaboutthesea.Publishedin1900,LordJimwasoriginallyintendedasashortstory.Itgrewtoafull-lengthbookasConradexploredingreatdepththeperplexingdilemmasoflosthonorandguilt,expiationandheroism.AnEnglishboyfromasimplevillagehasbiggerdreamsthanmostaroundhim,soheembarksatanearlyageintoasailor'slife.Hauntedbyguiltoveranactofcowardice,JimbecomesanagentatanisolatedEastIndiantradingpost.There,hisfeelingsofinadequacyandresponsibilityareplayedouttotheirlogicalandinevitableend.Thenovel,whichexploresthenatureofthehumanspirit,isadelicatelycraftedpictureofacharacterwhoreachesthestatusofliteraryhero.

作者简介

JosephConradMostreadersknowJosephConradforcreatingMarlow'sharrowingjourneythroughtheAfricanCongoinHeartofDarkness.Conradwasadeptatcapturingthephysicalandculturalexperienceshegleanedfrom15yearsatsea,buthealsowrotepoliticalthrillers,essays,andplaysbasedonhisownshortstories.Hisbestworkstendtobebrief,butpackinaremarkableperspicacityabouthumanity'sdeepestfaults.BiographyJosephConrad(originallyJózefTeodorKonradNaleczKorzeniowski)wasbornintheUkrainein1857andgrewupunderTsaristautocracy.Hisparents,ardentPolishpatriots,diedwhenhewasachild,followingtheirexileforanti-Russianactivities,andhecameundertheprotectionofhistradition-consciousuncle,ThaddeusBobrowski,whowatchedoverhimforthenexttwenty-fiveyears.In1874Bobrowskiconcededtohisnephew'spassionatedesiretogotosea,andConradtravelledtoMarseilles,whereheservedinFrenchmerchantvesselsbeforejoiningaBritishshipin1878asanapprentice.In1886heobtainedBritishnationalityandhisMaster'scertificateintheBritishMerchantService.Eightyearslaterhelefttheseatodevotehimselftowriting,publishinghisfirstnovel,Almayer'sFolly,in1895.ThefollowingyearhemarriedJessieGeorgeandeventuallysettledinKent,whereheproducedwithinfifteenyearssuchmodernclassicsasYouth,HeartofDarkness,LordJim,Typhoon,Nostromo,TheSecretAgentandUnderWesternEyes.Hecontinuedtowriteuntilhisdeathin1924.TodayConradisgenerallyregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersoffictioninEnglish--histhirdlanguage.Heoncedescribedhimselfasbeingconcerned"withtheidealvalueofthings,eventsandpeople"inthePrefacetoTheNiggeroftheNarcissushedefinedhistaskas"bythepowerofthewrittenword...beforeall,tomakeyousee."AuthorbiographycourtesyofPenguinGroup(USA).