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  • NAME: Joseph Conrad
  • OCCUPATION: Author
  • BIRTH DATE: December 03, 1857
  • DEATH DATE: August 03, 1924
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Berdychiv, Ukraine
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Canterbury, England
  • Originally: Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

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English novelist and short-story writer Joseph Conrad’s works include the novels Lord Jim, Nostromo and The Secret Agent and the story “Heart of Darkness”.

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Joseph Conrad was born December 3, 1857, in Berdychiv, Ukraine. During his life he was admired for his rich prose and renderings of dangerous life at sea and in exotic places. But his initial reputation as a masterful teller of adventures masked his fascination with the individual when faced with his inner battles. He has been increasingly regarded as one of the greatest English novelists.

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