{"product_id":"9780521025225","title":"Conrad under Familial Eyes","description":"This volume brings together a wide range of letters and documents which collectively shed a great deal of light on Joseph Conrad's cultural roots, a subject of growing interest in recent years. The texts have been edited by Professor Zdzislaw Najder, one of the most eminent of Conrad scholars, and translated by Halina Carroll-Najder. Very few of the texts collected here have been made available in English before; many have never appeared in the original Polish. The texts are grouped according to the events and subjects referred to. A significant collection of letters by Conrad's parents is particularly revealing. His mother, Ewa, emerges as a deeply patriotic and religious woman who was intensely loyal to her husband. His father, Apollo, was a complex man; proud, self-centered, even opinionated, he was a poet and writer of satirical comedies as well as being an outspoken democrat and fierce patriot. A different influence on the young Conrad was exerted by his uncle - guardian, Tadeusz Bobrowski, a levelheaded rationalist and enlightened liberal; numerous fragments of his memoirs are included in the book. His book will be an essential tool of reference for all serious students of Conrad.","brand":"Zdzislaw Najder, Halina Carroll-Najder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45779429032254,"sku":"9780521025225","price":1764.68,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780521025225_1f5bf7eb-f6cf-4e11-b10d-c15d960e6836.jpg?v=1707290897","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780521025225","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}