Lord Jim

Name: Lord Jim
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Joseph Conrad
ISBN: 9781461809913

Author: Joseph Conrad

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 13 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/22/2011

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Sea Stories, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

From his many years on the high seas as a mariner, mate, and captain, Joseph Conrad created unique works, including Heart of Darkness, that have left an indelible mark on world literature. First published in 1899, his haunting novel Lord Jim is both a riveting sea adventure and a fascinating portrait of a unique outcast from civilization. One long evening, over cigars and brandy, the seasoned sea captain, Marlow, recalls the life of a handsome young first mate who loses his ship and his honor, but becomes a god. As his friends listen and question, the powerful and eloquent story of Lord Jim unfolds. Joseph Conrad's novels are timeless. The images he creates in Lord Jim, of man's struggle to maintain a balance between morality and human weakness, have been echoed in countless other novels and major motion pictures. Narrator Steven Crossley provides the perfect voice to convey both the worldly-wise Marlow and the brilliant but deeply flawed Jim.

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on April 17, 2021

Axel Heyst the "Swede," is running away but since it is himself he wants to escape from that is clearly an unattainable goal. Growing up with his crank of a father, a widower in London Town the elder Heyst, writes little books of his unpopular philosophy making a small profit, from the few who like......more

Goodreads review by Jola on July 19, 2017

My victory over ‘Victory’ by Joseph Conrad was last-gasp and hard-fought. Unfortunately, I am not going to build any triumphal arches to commemorate it. I feel like a veteran. For a few weeks I have been bombarded with boredom. Stabbed with a bayonet of disappointment. Outflanked by the characters I......more

Goodreads review by Bob on January 23, 2023

Maya---(the illusion of desires) Did Joseph Conrad ever write a bad novel? I’m sure I could write an essay of a few pages on that, but I’m also sure that somebody already has. I will forbear here. VICTORY is set in Southeast Asia, among the islands of what is now Indonesia, but which were then the Du......more

Goodreads review by Zinta on January 05, 2009

Now and then, we must leave the literature of our day and delve deeper--in time and in literary style. Joseph Conrad has survived time as a classic, because his work is of classic quality. I submerged into Victory as into cool, deep water, to emerge refreshed and moved by the literary experience. Wo......more