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In search of Conrad

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Hutchinson, 1991 - Literary Criticism - 303 pages

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User Review  - Ryan Murdock - Goodreads

This book was an immediate favorite for me, because I love the novels of Joseph Conrad. Gavin Young takes to his sailboat and cruises the Malay Archipelago to visit the places Conrad lived in and ... Read full review

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User Review  - Alan Stubbs - Goodreads

I read much of Conrad's stuff as a schoolboy - he was buried nearby. Gavin Young's book is superb - so evocative it made me re-read Conrad. I recommend both! Read full review

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Contents

Dramatis Personae
4
Part One YOUTH
16
Part Four BUGIS
141
Copyright

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About the author (1991)

Young studied modern history at Oxford. He joined the Observer as a foreign correspondent.

Bibliographic information

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TitleIn search of Conrad
AuthorGavin Young
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherHutchinson, 1991
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized4 Sep 2008
ISBN0091735246, 9780091735241
Length303 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Asia, Southeastern
Conrad, Joseph - Travel - Southeast Asia
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia - Description and travel
Travel / Asia / Southeast
Voyages and travels
  
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