Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä palvelujen toimittamiseen, toiminnan parantamiseen, analytiikkaan ja (jos et ole kirjautunut sisään) mainostamiseen. Käyttämällä LibraryThingiä ilmaiset, että olet lukenut ja ymmärtänyt käyttöehdot ja yksityisyydensuojakäytännöt. Sivujen ja palveluiden käytön tulee olla näiden ehtojen ja käytäntöjen mukaista.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is an example of Conrad's later political writing, which moved away from his earlier, seafaring tales. The spy Mr. Verloc moves through London where he encounters anarchism, terrorism and revolutionary groups. Conrad also deals with the notion of exploitation.
The novel's treatment of terrorism caused it to be one of the three most cited works of literature in the American media post Spetember 11, 2001.
The more I read of Conrad, the less impressed I am with his actual word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence writing. Yes, he came to England and learned the language as a teen. But his command of the language is not totally solid and he uses a lot of words incorrectly or just plain makes them up (often based upon his learning French first and making too many baseless assumptions about the connections between the languages). That said, there is always a lot to unpack, he is a clever and wise writer, and his characters are always fascinating, as are his observations about people and their interactions with others. A good book but not as great as I had expected. ( )
This book started off at a painfully slow pace but once a terrorist bomb was set off in the heart of London the pace really picked up and the characters started dropping like flies making for an overall pretty interesting read. ( )
I am beginning to think Joseph Conrad's books are less to do with the plot and more to do with the characters and their internalities of the world. Still, it was enjoyable enough to finish as his writing is well suited for this - lyrical long form sentences intimately outlining each character's worldview and motivations. Though, for someone like myself it took a bit of time at first to getting used to reading this style. I am more interested in the plot however, so I didn't gain as much benefit. But I definitely don't regret my decision in reading. Especially since it being a short and free read. ( )
Detrás de la fachada de una tienda del Soho que vende mercancía un tanto dudosa vive Verloc con su mujer Winnie, la madre de ella y Stevie, el hermano de ésta. Verloc es un anarquista indolente que camufla sus actividades políticas bajo el velo de una vida doméstica y familiar. De acuerdo con Vladimir, un siniestro diplomático, durante los últimos años Verloc ha hecho bien poco para merecerse ni la más mínima cantidad de dinero pagado por su embajada y ya va siendo hora de provocar a la clase media. Verloc acepta la misión de Vladimir y pone una bomba en el Observatorio de Greenwich. Pero, después de la explosión, Verloc se da cuenta de que ha destruido bastante más que la complacencia de la burguesía inglesa.
H. G. WELLSille herra Lewishamin rakkauden kronikoitsijalle Kippsin elämänkertojalle ja tulevien aikojen historioitsijalle omistan sydämellisesti tämän yksinkertaisen tarinan XIX vuosisadalta
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Lähtiessään aamulla ulos herra Verloc jätti puotinsa nimellisesti lankonsa huostaan.
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Hän kulki eteenpäin epäilyksiä herättämättä ja kuolemaa kylväen, kuin rutto ihmisten täyttämällä kadulla.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is an example of Conrad's later political writing, which moved away from his earlier, seafaring tales. The spy Mr. Verloc moves through London where he encounters anarchism, terrorism and revolutionary groups. Conrad also deals with the notion of exploitation.
The novel's treatment of terrorism caused it to be one of the three most cited works of literature in the American media post Spetember 11, 2001.
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