Under Western Eyes (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) - Softcover

Joseph Conrad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486431649 ISBN 13: 9780486431642

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2003

Synopsis

Acclaimed as one of Conrad's finest literary achievements, this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student, Razumov, as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy.
In a plot that twists and turns, Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical's political intrigue, he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him. The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionary's sister and mother.
A fascinating character study, Under Western Eyes hauntingly reveals Razumov's preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful values of human integrity and moral strength.

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Book Description:

Set in the tumultuous world of Tsarist repression and revolutionary intrigue, Under Western Eyes (1911) is a meditation on conflicting loyalties, political ideologies and national identity. This first extensively annotated edition provides a full listing of textual variants, extensive notes and the biographical history of the novel.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486431649
• ISBN 13: 9780486431642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 249