Joseph Conrad

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 Conrad

He 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.
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Quotes Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Quote by Joseph Conrad about life, dream, fear
Joseph Conrad

Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.

Quote by Joseph Conrad about word, reality
Joseph Conrad

An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a...

Quote by Joseph Conrad about art, personality, action, artists, man
Joseph Conrad

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and...

Quote by Joseph Conrad about delusion