CONRAD, JOSEPH / NORMAN SHERRY — Conrad's Eastern World

Cambridge University Press 1964 First paperback ediition X + 340 p, plus ., 16 p., illus, maps SOFTCOVER: (Orig.paperback. VERY GOOD) Professor Sherry establishes how well Conrad knew the East and how the original material he garnered there was supplemented from other sources; he also shows what Conrad made of his experiences, thus revealing clearly what the artist's own contribution was. A book for those interested in Conrad's life and work and/or literary detection convincingly performed. Professor Sherry establishes how well Conrad knew the East and how the original material he garnered there was supplemented from other sources; he also shows what Conrad made of his experiences, thus revealing clearly what the artist's own contribution was. Explores the colonial presence in the region during Conrad's time and how his fictional characters act as expatriates, confronting a world where established patterns of life lack ultimate meaning.