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Acclaimed as one of Conrad's finest literary achievements, this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student, Razumov, as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy. In a plot that twists and turns, Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical's political intrigue, he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him. The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionary's sister and mother. A fascinating character study, <i>Under Western Eyes</i> hauntingly reveals Razumov's preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful values of human integrity and moral strength.
Acquisto del libro
Penguin Classics: Under Western Eyes, Joseph Conrad, Boris Ford
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1985
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura),
- Condizioni del libro
- Danneggiato
- Prezzo
- 8,03 €
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- Titolo
- Penguin Classics: Under Western Eyes
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Joseph Conrad, Boris Ford
- Editore
- Signet Classics
- Pubblicato
- 1985
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 351
- ISBN10
- 0140432434
- ISBN13
- 9780140432435
- Serie
- Descrizione
- Acclaimed as one of Conrad's finest literary achievements, this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student, Razumov, as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy. In a plot that twists and turns, Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical's political intrigue, he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him. The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionary's sister and mother. A fascinating character study, <i>Under Western Eyes</i> hauntingly reveals Razumov's preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful values of human integrity and moral strength.