Joseph Conrad (originally Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski) was born in Russian-dominated Ukraine in 1857. His parents were punished by the Russians for their Polish nationalist activities and both died while Conrad was still a child. Conrad grew under the care of his uncle, Thaddeus Bobrowski, who was to be a continuing influence on his life. From an early age he longed to go to sea and in 1874 he travelled to Marseilles where he joined the merchant marine as an apprentice. His career as a sailor provided much of the material for his writing. In 1886 he became a British subject and a master mariner. In 1894, after twenty years at sea, he settled in England and devoted himself to writing.

• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
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• Publication Date: May 12, 1994
• Pages: 444
• ISBN13: 9788171564330
• Item Weight: 230 grams
• Original Price: 225.0 INR
• Edition: N/A
• Binding: Hardcover