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Typhoon and Other Stories [Amy Foster; Falk: a reminiscence; To-morrow]

von Joseph Conrad

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Four classic sea-related tales by Joseph Conrad, two set on a ship and two in a coastal town, present, as critic Paul Kirschner has observed, "a chiaroscuro of sea and land life in an alternating rhythm of hope and despair."
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Expectations. That is the key to understanding and enjoying Joseph Conrad, in general, and Typhoon and Other Stories, in particular. And, initially, Conrad was regarded as much as an adventure writer as a composer of "serious literature." His works would not only appear in more upscale serial magazines but also those publications, heaven forbid, we consider "pulps" or those in the gray areas, where Conrad's stories might rub shoulders with works by Haggard, Mundy, or even Achmed Abdullah. The fact that they did so gives evidence that much of the divide cultural enforcers have placed between "literature" and "fiction" is artificial. Because another fact is that Conrad for much of his literary life and into the years beyond it, extending to the mid half of the twentieth century was not only seen as an adventure writer but marketed as one.

So it is with these stories. They serve as great examples of "literature" and also "adventure fiction." This in particular applies to "Typhoon" and "Falk." But it might also apply to "Amy Foster" and "To-morrow," as soon as the reader can wrench his head around the fact that substituting the domestic English locales in the latter two for the exotic places of the first two does not alter what Conrad is doing in his writing.

And what he is doing is exploring the peculiarities and particularities of the human psyche. In confined spaces, a ship adrift at sea, a remote sea port in Southeast Asia, or in two English coastal villages, Conrad paints a picture of people often torn and mutilated by their emotional experiences and establishes a feel that is general in scope.

Of course, it's how he tells his tales that make all the difference. Not simply the exquisite prose, but his off centering of his protagonists. Readers come to know MacWhirr through the narration of the ship's first mate, Jukes. "Typhoon" shares the same features of exposition in it as with Marlow and Jim in Lord Jim. Coincidentally or not, Conrad was working on both stories at the same time. But, then, wait. Is it really about MacWhirr? Remember, we only find out about MacWhirr what Jukes thinks is important to tell us. Perhaps, it is Jukes through whom the story comes that we are really exploring.

The same can be said of "Falk." Half of the story informs us of the troubles afflicting a young captain awaiting clearance to sail. This unnamed narrator doesn't really get to the story of Falk himself until half way through the tale. Only then do we begin to see the obsessions at work among everyone. "Amy Foster," meanwhile, positions yet another outsider, Yanko, in an English coastal village. Yanko has more in common with someone like Jim or Almayer, adrift in alien civilizations, than he does with the Englishmen who surround him. Things come to a head in the last story, "To-morrow," where all seems insane, not just one old man, and where Conrad explores the outer facades people so desperately construct to hide their inner madness from each other.

Note: I first read this book some 36 years ago, when most of my life lay in front of me. I have now reread it after the passing of many decades. In place of the adventure and action of that first reading, where it seems people need break their bonds and take control of their lives lest misfortune take root, I now think that Conrad was telling us of the futility of choices, how fate reaches into our souls, our minds, and leads where it will, despite our protestations. ( )
  PaulCornelius | Apr 12, 2020 |
I've read claims that Typhoon is Conrad's most comical story. It might even be true. At least there are several satirized characters and some farcical chaos, but the story is hardly a rip-roaring comedy. The story, as usual, leaves in its wake the uncanny feeling of Conradian depth, though in this case it comes with a sardonic edge that lessens the impact. Conrad's depiction of the typhoon itself is remarkably vivid. ( )
  vaellus | Jun 6, 2007 |
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This work contains:
Typhoon -- Amy Foster -- Falk: a reminiscence -- To-morrow

Published under/by: Penguin Classics, Bibliolife Reproduction, Swiat Ksiazki, Avatares, Modern Library Classics, Heinmann, Doubleday, Malay Edition, Kent Edition, Tauchnitz edition, Daily Express, Readers Library, Wildside Press

ISBNs: 1110076258, 014144195X, 8372272220, 8477022690, 0812967283

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Typhoon and other tales / Conrad, Joseph (3 copies) - 2 Folio copies, 1 Great Ill. Classics with a Signet member cover.
Typhoon and Other Stories / Conrad, Joseph (16 copies) - 4 Folio copies, 3 Doubleday copies, 2 Heinemann copies, 2 Copp Clark copies, 1 Tauchnitz copy, 1 Readers Library copy, 1Everyman's Library copy, 1 copy with no pub. info, 1 private library copy
Typhoon and Other Tales / Conrad, Joseph (27 copies) - 16 Signet Classic copies, 9 Folio Copies, 2 private library copies
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