Dimensions
129 x 197 x 14mm
The Centennial Edition.
The crew of the homeward-bound 'Narcissus' are tested to the limit off the Cape of Storms. But the storm is as much metaphorical as real. James Wait, the "nigger" of the title, robs the crew of their certainties: is he dying, or isn't he? Should they continue to pander to his needs, or are they being duped? Meanwhile, the seditious Donkin incites them to turn on their officers and threatens their sense of duty.
In Conrad's magnificent tale, man is pitted against the sea and against his own sense of self-worth. The ship's voyage from Bombay to London is also a journey towards greater personal understanding as the crew, Narcissus-like, look deep into the mirror of themselves.
This is the most comprehensive edition available, with introduction, notes, selected criticism, text summary and chronology of Conrad's life and times.
