Conradiana, September 22nd, 2007
"Can you understand their power?" whispered the hot breath of Mr. Jones into his ear. (Victory 313) It is just over a hundred years since Joseph Conrad wrote "Amy Foster." Yet most readers still describe it as the story of Amy's husband, Yanko, a tragic victim. Moreover, the work is seen as autobiographical, telling the story not only of Yanko, but of Conrad himself, recording his supposed disappointment with his wife and his agonies as an immigrant. Even the most recent writers see the story as profoundly personal, and pessimistic--even cynical. (Epstein 229; Brzozowska-Krajka 175; Griem 130...
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