Quote by: Joseph Conrad

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird.


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Author Bio


  • NameJoseph Conrad
  • DescriptionPolish author
  • AliasesJózef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
  • BornDecember 3, 1857
  • DiedAugust 3, 1924
  • CountryPoland; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Essayist
  • WorksThe Lagoon; The Nigger Of The 'Narcissus'; Heart Of Darkness; Lord Jim; Amy Foster; Typhoon; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; The Secret Sharer; Under Western Eyes