[Conrad: Nostromo (Landmarks of World Literature)] [Author: Watt, Ian] [April, 1988]

Landmarks of World Literature

by Ian Watt

Conrad's great novel is a rich study not only of a typical South American country, but of the politics of any underdeveloped country, and for this reason it is permanently topical. Ian Watt addresses Conrad's concerns when writing the work, and provides an accessible introduction, taking account of background, history and politics, and reception and influence.

Genres: Fiction, Classics, British Literature

Paperback

First published October 5, 2015

About the author

Ian Watt was an English literary critic, literary historian and professor of English at Stanford University. His The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding is an important work in the history of the genre.