Typhoon and other tales 12 editions
In these four stories, written between 1900 and 1902, Joseph Conrad bid gradual farewell to his adventurous life at sea and began to confront the more daunting complexities of life on land in the twentieth century. In 'Typhoon' Conrad reveals, in the steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate, the differences between instinct and intelligence in a partnership vital to human survival. 'Falk', the companion sea-story, contrasts, as Conrad once put it, 'common sentimentalism with the frank standpoint of a more or less primitive man', a man with a conscience, however, about the girl he desires. In one of the 'land-stories' Conrad explores the utter isolation of an East European emigrant in England; in the other, the plight of a woman ironically trapped by the unwitting alliance of two retired widowers - each blind in his own way.
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12 editions First published in 1962
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History Created October 15, 2009 · 5 revisions
| October 25, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| April 2, 2011 | Edited by Philip Tidman | added a brief synopsis of a short story collection |
| April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
| March 17, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | merge works |
| October 15, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |