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Nostromo

By: Joseph Conrad
Narrated by: John Lee
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Joseph Conrad’s multilayered masterpiece tells of one nation's violent revolution and one hero's moral degeneration. Conrad convincingly invents an entire country, Costaguana, and sets it afire as warlords compete for power and a fortune in silver.

Señor Gould, adamant that his silver should not become spoil for his enemies, entrusts it to his faithful longshoreman, Nostromo, a local hero of sorts whom Señor Gould believes to be incorruptible. Nostromo accepts the mission as an opportunity to increase his own fame. But when his exploit fails to win him the rewards he had hoped for, he is consumed by a corrupting resentment.

Nostromo, relevant both as literature and as a brilliant social study, ambitiously brings to life Latin American history and the politics of an underdeveloped country.

Public Domain (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics European Literary History & Criticism World Literature

Critic Reviews

"I'd rather have written Conrad's Nostromo than any other novel." (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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an epic journey through a troubled land. interesting sometimes confusing trying to keep track of all the characters. but ultimately satisfying.

An epic journey through a troubled land

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It sounds like some sections have been re-recorded?
However it’s still understandable and enjoyable

Audio is not the best

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Surely one of the greatest books.It is superb in scope and structure and stirringly read by John Lee, a voice to match the tale.

great reading of great book

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