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Nostromo Paperback - 2002

by Joseph Conrad


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Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is often regarded as author’s most ambitious work. The novel is set in the mining town of Sulaco, a port in the fictitious South American republic of Costaguana. The region has history of tyranny, revolution, and war, but more recently, the area has enjoyed newfound stability. Charles "don Carlos" Gould aims to promote this time of peace and prosperity by reopening his family’s silver mine in order to contribute to the local economy and, of course, personally profit. But as the political climate intensifies once again, Gould finds that he must pay off various armed revolutionaries in addition to government officials, bandits, and the church in order to stay in business. In this political commentary on imperialism, no character wins; all are dealt ironic fates.

Originally published serially in two volumes of T.P.'s Weekly, Nostromo is ranked 47th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. In 1991, a film adaptation of Nostromo, starring Marlon Brando, among others, was to be produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by David Lean, but Lean died a few weeks before filming began. In 1996, a television adaptation of the novel was produced and aired on the BBC, Radiotelevisione Italiana, Televisión Española, and WGBH Boston.

Nostromo has often been referenced in other works. Much of the story in Andrew M. Greeley's Virgin and Martyr (1985) is set in the fictional country of Costaguana — and many of the other place names in the work are borrowed from Nostromo as well. Perhaps more familiar: In Ridley Scott's 1979 science-fiction horror film, Alien, the spacecraft is named the Nostromo and in James Cameron's 1986 sequel, Aliens, the Marine transport vessel is named Sulaco.

From the publisher

Joseph Conrad's 1904 adventure novel, set amid the mist-covered mountains of a fictional South American republic, spins a colorful tale of capitalist exploitation and rebellion. The story begins halfway through the revolution, employing flashbacks and glimpses of the future to depict the lure of silver and its effects on men -- corrupting and destroying some, revealing the strengths of others. Conrad's deep moral consciousness and masterful narrative technique are at their best in Nostromo, one of his greatest works.

First Edition Identification

Harper & Brothers first published Nostromo in London in 1904. Bound in blue cloth, the first edition contains a point of issue on p. 187: the page is numbered as 871. The novel was originally published in a print run of just 2,000 copies in which 1904 (the year of publication) appears on the title page with no additional printings listed.

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  • Title Nostromo
  • Author Joseph Conrad
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, NY
  • Date 2002-12
  • ISBN 9780486424521 / 0486424529
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.06 x 0.88 in (21.34 x 12.85 x 2.24 cm)
  • Ages 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Reading level 1160
  • Library of Congress subjects Sea stories, Political fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002073557
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was fluent from birth in French as well as his native Polish. He learned his third language, English, as an adult, and it was in English that he wrote his evocative stories and novels. Conrad drew upon his experiences in the British and French navies to portray the struggles of humanity amid the world's vast indifference.
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