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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.
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Penguin Classics: Under Western Eyes, Joseph Conrad, Boris Ford
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1985
- Einband
- (Paperback),
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- Beschädigt
- Preis
- 8,03 €inkl. MwSt.
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- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Joseph Conrad, Boris Ford
- Verlag
- Signet Classics
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1985
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 351
- ISBN10
- 0140432434
- ISBN13
- 9780140432435
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- 20. Jahrhundert, Russland, Terrorismus, Sankt Petersburg (Russland)
- Beschreibung
- 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.