The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
العميل السري: حكاية بسيطة
Book Title The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale Author Name Joseph Conrad Publishing house CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Country - city us Date of issue 2017 Number of pages 216 Buy the book Translation rights
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale In London, 1886, Mr. Adolf Verloc appears to be an unassuming owner of a bric-a-brac store, but hes actually a spy for an unnamed country. When hes summoned by his superiors and ordered to plant a bomb to foment unrest in English politics and society, he finds himself stuck in a more-than-uncomfortable situation. Conrads novel is set against the background of the Greenwich Observatory bombing, in which an anarchist unsuccessfully tried to detonate a bomb near the building. Terrorist activity was on the rise, and Conrad uses the fear and uncertainty of the time to explore the meanings of duty and of evil, along with the influence politics and political movements have on terrorist violence. _The Secret Agent_ is widely considered one of Conrads finest novels, with modern critics praising its prescient forecast of 20th century politics and society.
Bibliographic Data
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformWebsite |
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| Country | us |
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| Published | 2017 |
| Language | 0 |
| Pages | 216 pages |
| Translation | Not Translated |
| Keywords | The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale |
