Bibliograph

An outcast of the islands ;, Almayer's folly, a story of an Eastern river

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An outcast of the islands ;, Almayer's folly, a story of an Eastern river

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

An outcast of the islands ;

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Almayer's folly, a story of an Eastern river

Summary

An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as mate of a steamer, the Vidar. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter

Target audience

adult

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Outcast of the islands ; Almayer's follyAlmayer's folly, a story of an Eastern river

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