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Suspense

by Joseph Conrad

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At sunset in Genoa, Cosmo Latham watches a ship from Elba while the harbour darkens beneath the city's palaces. The young English traveller has climbed a tower, where a guarded stranger answers his questions with increasing unease. Memories of a naval attack open a discussion of luck, courage and the different kinds of wisdom people acquire. The stranger's account of finding welcome in a remote hut adds a personal history to their exchange above the water.

In another conversation, the Countess of Montevesso tells Cosmo about a marriage troubled by jealousy, public rumours and humiliating travels. His youthful imagination lends her experiences a romantic grandeur that contrasts with her own distress. The novel combines close attention to scenery and gestures with conversations that expose differences in experience and social position.

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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.

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Pages
154
Language
English
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