Joseph Conrad

The Polish mariner who became England's novelist of the dark interior — in his third language.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1857 – 1924

language

English (third language, after Polish and French)

region

Ukraine-born; world's oceans; Kent

notable works

Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo

Core Principles & Analysis

• Born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski to a Polish exile family.
• He learned English in his twenties while rising to British master mariner.
• His political novels made him modernism's moral realist.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Joseph Conrad