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Conrad under Familial Eyes (Paperback, New Ed)
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Conrad under Familial Eyes (Paperback, New Ed)
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This volume brings together a wide range of letters and documents
which collectively shed a great deal of light on Joseph Conrad's
cultural roots, a subject of growing interest in recent years. The
texts have been edited by Professor Zdzislaw Najder, one of the
most eminent of Conrad scholars, and translated by Halina
Carroll-Najder. Very few of the texts collected here have been made
available in English before; many have never appeared in the
original Polish. The texts are grouped according to the events and
subjects referred to. A significant collection of letters by
Conrad's parents is particularly revealing. His mother, Ewa,
emerges as a deeply patriotic and religious woman who was intensely
loyal to her husband. His father, Apollo, was a complex man; proud,
self-centered, even opinionated, he was a poet and writer of
satirical comedies as well as being an outspoken democrat and
fierce patriot. A different influence on the young Conrad was
exerted by his uncle - guardian, Tadeusz Bobrowski, a levelheaded
rationalist and enlightened liberal; numerous fragments of his
memoirs are included in the book. His book will be an essential
tool of reference for all serious students of Conrad.
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