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Almayer’s Folly is a dramatic tale of ambition, greed, and personal downfall. European trader Kaspar Almayer, obsessed with finding gold in Malaysia, watches his dreams crumble as his family and fortune slip away. A haunting study of colonialism and failure.

Joseph Conrad, einer der begnadetsten Erzähler der englischen Literatur, bediente sich oft eines Erzählers namens Marlow. Jeder kennt ihn aus Conrads berühmtestem Werk Herz der Finsternis, doch erscheint er auch in anderen Werken. Wir folgen Conrads Erzählchronologie und zeigen die Geschichte Marlows, wie sie sich durch Conrads Werk zieht. Mit dabei: Jugend (Track 1-32), Herz der Finsternis (Track 33 - 93), Lord Jim (Track 94 - 371), Das Ende vom Lied (Track 372 - 485), Spiel des Zufalls (Track 486 - 509).

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.

Love has many forms, many needs. Some fall into the dark, into the shadows. Forbidden love has connotations of desire, of possession but also of matters far more unsavoury. It’s a delicate facet of love that our classic authors explain with careful words and superbly crafted narratives.

Este relato es considerado uno de los más convulsivos análisis sobre el espíritu colonial de Occidente. En “El corazón de las tinieblas”, Conrad nos habla de hombres blancos enfrentándose a las incongruencias de sus propios métodos. Una oscura historia sobre el viaje del marinero Marlow por las aguas de un gran río africano, el Congo. Su misión: ir en busca de un agente europeo, Kurtz, un empresario que se había vuelto loco en medio de la jungla. Francis Ford Coppola se inspiró en esta novela para su película Apocalypse Now, aunque ambientada en la guerra de Vietnam.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. There are times when love is not a revelation and a calling from one soul to another but a carefully navigated path, or maybe a badly chosen path that decimates happiness. Which way will our literary leviathans take us? Inevitably it will be more than one.

The Inheritors is a unique sci-fi novel where beings from the Fourth Dimension infiltrate Earth, exploiting human greed and corruption to take control. As society falls under their influence, one journalist tries to uncover the truth before it's too late.

Romance is a thrilling tale of betrayal, adventure, and love, set in the Caribbean during an age of smugglers and revolutionaries. When young John Kemp is drawn into a world of piracy and intrigue, he must navigate danger, deception, and unexpected romance. A gripping novel of passion and peril by two literary greats.

Nostromo is a sweeping novel of political turmoil, revolution, and greed in the fictional South American country of Costaguana. As corruption and chaos ensue, Nostromo, a trusted worker, is tasked with safeguarding a fortune in silver—only to become entangled in a struggle between power and morality.