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Nostromo

ByJoseph Conrad

Conrad set his novel in the mining town of Sulaco, an imaginary port in the occidental region of the country of Costaguana. The book has more fully developed characters than any other of his novels, but two characters dominate the narrative: Señor Gould and the eponymous anti-hero, the "incorruptible" Nostromo. Though a fictional nation, Costaguana's geography as described in the book resembles real-life Colombia. Costaguana has a long history of tyranny, revolution and warfare, but has recently experienced a period of stability under the dictator Ribiera. Nostromo is believed by Señor Gould to be incorruptible, and for this reason is entrusted with hiding the silver from the revolutionaries. He accepts the mission not out of loyalty to Señor Gould, but rather because he sees an opportunity to increase his own fame.

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Publication Date
Jul 15, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781291490060
Category
Fiction
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Joseph Conrad

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Format
EPUB

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