NostromoBroadview Press, 1997 M04 30 - 453 páginas Nostromo, first published in 1904, is arguably Conrad’s greatest and most complex novel. A compelling adventure story, it is also a novel of profound psychological insight and of powerful political implications. It tells the story of a Central American state whose silver mine serves both literally and metaphorically as the source of the country‘s value. Written at the time of the development of the Panama Canal, Nostromo is set in the imaginary province of Sulaco, which secedes from the federation of Costaguana in order to protect its natural resource, the silver mine. The parallels with the ‘revolution’ fomented in Panama by the United States in 1903 are striking; just as Panama seceded from Columbia to satisfy the material interests of the canal builders, so the secession of Sulaco serves the material interests of ‘the Gould concession.’ In this edition a variety of documents from the period (including material concerning American involvement in Central America in the early twentieth century, early critical notices, and family letters of Conrad’s) help to set the text in context. |
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... silence him for ever ? I thought it good to hear first how he came to be here . It was too strange . Who could imagine that it was all an accident ? Afterwards , señor , when I saw you giv- ing him water to drink , I could not do it ...
... silence ! A moment of silence ! We ought to make it clear that we bow in all good faith to the accom- plished facts . " The utterance of that phrase seemed to give him a melan- choly satisfaction . The hubbub of voices round him was ...
... Silent in inhospitable darkness , the Casa Viola seemed to have changed its nature ; his home appeared to repel him ... silence , clapped him lightly on the shoulder , and starting off with his smart , lame walk , vanished utter- ly at ...
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Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Text | 38 |
Selected Reviews | 499 |
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