Nostromo

by Joseph Conrad Narrated by Nigel Anthony

Overview

Set in the fictional South American country of Costaguana, Nostromo explores the volatile politics and crippling greed surrounding the San Tomé silver mine. The story of power, love, revolutions, loyalty and reward is told with richly evocative description and brilliantly realised characters. But Nostromo is more than an adventure story; it is also a profoundly dark moral fable. Its language is as compellingly resonant as the sea itself; the characters absorbing and complex. It was Conrad's masterwork, a forerunner of Modernism, and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"The intro and chronology help make this easy for the beginning student to try out Joseph Conrad."—Mary Morzinski, Berry College

"I had always thought that there were books you read to entertain yourself and classic books to educate you, but with Nostromo I realized a book could be both."—Billy Ivory, Nottingham Evening Post

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169170399
Publisher:	Naxos Audiobooks
Publication date:	10/01/2008
Edition description:	Unabridged

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