Typhoon by Joseph Conrad
"Typhoon" by Joseph Conrad is a novella written in 1899 and serialized in 1902. Captain MacWhirr commands the steamer Nan-Shan straight into a devastating Pacific typhoon, refusing to change course despite the mounting danger. Though emotionally distant from his crew and family, and lacking imagination, his unyielding determination against overwhelming natural forces commands unexpected respect. Conrad innovatively portrays the shift from sail to steam while employing a startling narrative technique—leaping forward in
time at the story's climax, challenging readers to imagine how the ship survived the storm's fury. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Typhoon |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_(novella) |
| Credits | Produced by Judy Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Ship captains -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Typhoons -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1142 |
| Release Date | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 10, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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