Quote by: Joseph Conrad

For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have professed for it, for all the celebrations it has been the object of in prose and song, the sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.


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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