Joseph Conrad
Biography Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924)
Polish-born British novelist
Also called: Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski.
Was born on 03 dec 1857.
Died on 03 aug 1924, at 66 years old.
Origin country Poland
Quotes by Joseph ConradHe is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties and then always with a marked Polish accent. He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical or seaboard setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor.
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.
Quote by Joseph Conrad about life, dream, fear
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.
Quote by Joseph Conrad about word, reality
An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a...
Quote by Joseph Conrad about art, personality, action, artists, man
It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and...
Quote by Joseph Conrad about delusion