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Bezig met laden... Tyfoon (1903)door Joseph Conrad
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Enjoyable, but the postmodernist flourish for which it is known felt more cheap than refreshing. ( ) Compared to Youth and Heart of Darkness, this is screamingly funny, though Conrad's sense of humor is dry as a bone. It's a little like the first part of Darkness, where Marlow is dealing with the corrupt Europeans and before he goes off into the jungle -- it's the sarcastic commentary without the horrific self-scrutiny. Quel coup de vent ! On est secoué, trempé, balayé, on étouffe, on tend l'oreille, on s'agrippe. Et on vit dans la tension à bord de ce navire en pleine Mer de Chine, qui transporte des coolies, ces travailleurs chinois émigrés, que l'on ramènent chez eux. Les conditions de vie à bord sont terribles pour ces invisibles exploités, à fond de cale, qui vont subir de plein fouet le typhon angoissant. Et c'est aussi tendu entre les marins, et avec leurs supérieurs. Un petit monde étroit et extrêmement hiérarchisé, où les personnalités de chacun font de cette communauté un miroir des sociétés humaines. Très fort roman, très réaliste. Et dans cette belle petite collection "Les Grands Romans" chez Autrement. Préface de Mathias Enard. Fieldnotes: 1 Unimaginative Stolid Captain (closely resembling a Bear of Very Little Brain) 1 Excitable First Mate 1 Brand New Ship 200 Irascible Chinese workers 1 Hellacious Titular Typhoon Several Instances of Regrettable (though Period-Appropriate) Racism The Short Version On the whole an interesting enough tale of how people react in a crisis - and how they respond to authority/someone else taking responsibility no matter how ill-conceived the plan. But I was never particularly engaged nor captivated and the little side-story about the Chinese workers locked in the hold fighting over money was distasteful and I'm not sure why it was in the least bit necessary. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Is opgenomen inJoseph Conrad: The Complete Novels [Nostromo, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, The Secret Agent, etc.] (Book House) door Joseph Conrad (indirect) Ein Baum wächst in Brooklyn / Taifun / Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame / Lausbubengeschichten door Stuttgart Sea stories door Joseph Conrad Is verkort in
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HTML: Written the year before Joseph Conrad began his masterpiece Heart of Darkness, Typhoon is a novel that deals with similar themes and shares a nautical setting with many of the author's most renowned works. The climax of the novel is a battering storm that forces many of the characters to take stock of their lives and draw on inner reserves of strength and fortitude they did not know they had. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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