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Joseph Conrad and Adoption

Joseph Conrad, 1904
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Biography

1857-1924

Also know as Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

Polish-British novelist

He spent 20 years at sea, which provided the background for some of his best writing. He settled in England in 1895 and wrote in English. His famous novels include The Heart of Darkness, Nigger of the Narcissus, Under Western Eyes and Lord Jim.

References

Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Dictionary of National Biography "Joseph Conrad Pages." [Includes portrait]. Available at: www.stfrancis.edu/en/student/kurtzweb/conrad.htm