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Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River

Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River

by Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924

BookID: 720

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Dutch -- Borneo -- FictionDidactic fictionImperialism -- FictionPsychological fiction

Description

"Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River" by Joseph Conrad is a novel published in 1895. Set in the Borneo jungle, it follows Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer, who dreams of finding hidden gold and building wealth. Married to a native Malayan woman with a mixed-heritage daughter Nina, Almayer's obsessive pursuit of riches leads to tragedy when a Malayan prince arrives and falls in love with Nina. The story explores colonialism, family loyalty, and the devastating consequences of impossible dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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