Half of Joseph Conradâ s body of work is set in late 19th-century Southeast Asia and his favourite destinations were Singapore and the remote ports of the Dutch East Indies. Burnet connects the fictional and real worlds in this fascinating introduction to Conradâ s life in the Malay archipelago.
Half of Joseph Conradâ s body of work is set in late 19th-century Southeast Asia and his favourite destinations were Singapore and the remote ports of the Dutch East Indies. Burnet connects the fictional and real worlds in this fascinating introduction to Conradâ s life in the Malay archipelago.
Author and historian Ian Burnet grew up in South Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, and has spent thirty years living, working and travelling in Indonesia and wider Southeast Asia. His fascination for the diverse history and culture of the Indonesian archipelago is reflected in his books Spice Islands, East Indies, Archipelago: A Journey Across Indonesia, Where Australia Collides with Asia, The Tasman Map and his latest work, Joseph Conrad's Eastern Voyages.
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue 1 The voyage of the sailing ship Palestine, 1881 2 Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski's early life 3 The voyage of the sailing ship Highland Forest, 1887 4 The Founding of Singapore 5 That Great Eastern Port Singapore 6 The voyage of the steamship Jeddah, 1880 7 East Borneo 8 The voyages of the steamship Vidar, 1887 1888 9 Macassar 10 The voyage of the sailing ship Otago, 1888 11 The voyage into the Heart of Darkness, 1890 12 The voyages of the sailing ship Torrens, 1891 1893 13 The voyage of the steamship Adowa, 1894 14 From Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski to Joseph Conrad 15 The Rescue The Man and his Brig 16 Almayer's Folly Lingard and Company 17 An Outcast of the Islands 18 Almayer's Folly Of Gold and Gunpowder 19 The Rescue The Shore of Refuge 20 Lord Jim 21 The Rescue Claim of Life and Toll of Death Epilogue Timeline Bibliography
Prologue 1 The voyage of the sailing ship Palestine, 1881 2 Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski's early life 3 The voyage of the sailing ship Highland Forest, 1887 4 The Founding of Singapore 5 That Great Eastern Port Singapore 6 The voyage of the steamship Jeddah, 1880 7 East Borneo 8 The voyages of the steamship Vidar, 1887 1888 9 Macassar 10 The voyage of the sailing ship Otago, 1888 11 The voyage into the Heart of Darkness, 1890 12 The voyages of the sailing ship Torrens, 1891 1893 13 The voyage of the steamship Adowa, 1894 14 From Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski to Joseph Conrad 15 The Rescue The Man and his Brig 16 Almayer's Folly Lingard and Company 17 An Outcast of the Islands 18 Almayer's Folly Of Gold and Gunpowder 19 The Rescue The Shore of Refuge 20 Lord Jim 21 The Rescue Claim of Life and Toll of Death Epilogue Timeline Bibliography
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