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Almayer's Folly , Joseph Conrad's first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism. Set in the lush jungle of Borneo in the late 1800s, it tells of the Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved... Read Full Overview

Almayer's Folly is a classic novel by Joseph Conrad , published in 1895. Set in Malaysia, the story follows the eponymous Almayer, a Dutch trader living in the colonial port of Sambir, who struggles to fulfill his lifelong ambition of achieving wealth and social status. With... Read Full Overview

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Almayer's Folly is Joseph Conrad's first novel. Set in the late 19th century, it centres on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to his mixed heritage... Read Full Overview

Conrad's first novel is also the first part of his Malayan trilogy. Set in Borneo against an exotic and ruinous background, the book enacts the final, tragi-comic anguish of paternity of the trader Almayer, the colonialist idealist-dreamer and Conrad's first isolated man.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad Almayer's Folly, is Joseph Conrad's first novel. Set in the late 19th century, it centers on the life of... Read Full Overview

Set in eastern Borneo during the 1880s, Almayer's Folley recreates the conflicts of imperial Europe with the colonised East Indies through Joseph Conrad's story of Kaspar Almayer's personal tragedy: his loss of both his daughter of mixed race to her native lover and his dream... Read Full Overview

Almayer's Folly, published in 1895, is Joseph Conrad's first novel. Set in the late 19th century, it centers on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to his mixed heritage daughter Nina.Plot Almayer's Folly is about a poor businessman... Read Full Overview

Almayer's Folly is a novel by Joseph Conrad that tells the story of a Dutch trader named Kaspar Almayer, who lives in the Malay Archipelago. Almayer is obsessed with finding a fortune in gold, which he believes will allow him to return to Europe and live a life of luxury. However,... Read Full Overview

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ALMAYER'S FOLLY - A story of an eastern river - By Joseph Conrad 1857-1924
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