Bibliograph

Almayer's folly, a story of an eastern river

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Almayer's folly, a story of an eastern river

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Almayer's folly

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Modern Library classics

Sub title

a story of an eastern river

Summary

Almayer, an immigrant living on the Malayan continent with his native wife and his daughter, Nina, dreams of riches, and so pursues hidden gold mines and begins construction on a mansion to impress the British forces that he believes are coming to conquer the region. However, none of Almayer's schemes come through for him, and his recklessness results in a desperate situation for him and his family. Almayer's Folly was Joseph Conrad's first novel. Though it was not as well-received as some of his later works like Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, Alamyer's Folly has since met with critical acclaim for its portrayal of Nina as a strong ethnic female character

Target audience

adult

Classification