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Almayer's Folly

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First published: 1895
Pages: 167

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01 - Chapter I
40:57
02 - Chapter II
29:51
03 - Chapter III
32:35
04 - Chapter IV
27:07
05 - Chapter V
33:40
06 - Chapter VI
29:55
07 - Chapter VII
34:26
08 - Chapter VIII
39:24
09 - Chapter IX
39:43
10 - Chapter X
36:56
11 - Chapter XI
44:26
12 - Chapter XII
47:40

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Conrad's first novel follows Kaspar Almayer, a failed Dutch trader marooned on a Borneo river, who dreams of hidden gold and a triumphant return to Europe even as his world—and his beloved daughter's loyalty—crumbles around him. Rich with the heat, decay, and beauty of the Malay jungle, it introduces the themes of isolation, illusion, and moral ruin that would define his career. Atmospheric and melancholy, Almayer's Folly launched one of literature's great voyages into the human heart of darkness. A haunting portrait of a man destroyed by his own dreams, it marks the beginning of Conrad's extraordinary exploration of solitude and self-deception.

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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though it was his third language. His works probe moral isolation, colonialism, and the darkness within.