Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Joseph Conrad (Džozef Konrad) - Nostromo
A tale of the Seaboard


Wordsworth classics, 2000. godine na 388. strana.


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Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of `Costaguana`. It was originally published serially in two volumes of T.P.`s Weekly.

Nostromo is set in the South American country of Costaguana, and more specifically in that country`s Occidental Province and its port city of Sulaco. Though Costaguana is a fictional nation, its geography as described in the book resembles real-life Colombia. Costaguana has a long history of tyranny, revolution and warfare, but has recently experienced a period of stability under the dictator Ribiera.

Charles Gould is a native Costaguanero of English descent who owns an important silver-mining concession near the key port of Sulaco. He is tired of the political instability in Costaguana and its concomitant corruption, and uses his wealth to support Ribiera`s government, which he believes will finally bring stability to the country after years of misrule and tyranny by self-serving dictators. Instead, Gould`s refurbished silver mine and the wealth it has generated inspires a new round of revolutions and self-proclaimed warlords, plunging Costaguana into chaos. Among others, the forces of the revolutionary General Montero invade Sulaco after securing the inland capital; Gould, adamant that his silver should not become spoil for his enemies, orders Nostromo, the trusted `capataz de los cargadores` (head longshoreman) of Sulaco, to take it offshore so it can be sold into international markets.