Author: Young, Gavin
Title: In Search of Conrad
Description: , Hutchinson, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. . Unmarked text. Unclipped dust jacket under clear mylar cover. 303p. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches. Illustrated, including maps on end pages. A travel book about the world of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) who worked on sailing boats in the Malayan archipelago between 1887 and 1889. The author tracked down the remaining traces of the people who became the inspiration for Conrad's protagonists in his novels. He visited Jakarta, Borneo and Celebes Island in Indonesia, traveled on a cargo-ship from Singapore to Bangkok, and saw both cities with the eyes of Conrad.. . ISBN: 0091735246. Very Good/very good,

Keywords: Anthropology, Travel, Literary Criticism, Australasia, South Pacific, Pacific Islands, Jakarta, Bornea, Joseph Conrad, Malayan, Bangkok, Singapore 0091735246


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