
The Secret Agent
Introduction by Robert D. Kaplan
In reexamining "The Secret Agent in a post-9/11 world, Robert D. Kaplan praises Joseph Conrad's "surgical insight into the mechanics of terrorism," calling the book "a fine example of how a savvy novelist may detect the future long before a social scientist does."
This intense 1907 thriller-a precursor to works by Graham Greene and John le Carre-concerns a British double agent who infiltrates a cabal of anarchists. Conrad explores political and criminal intrigue in a modern society, building to a climax that the critic F. R. Leavis deemed "one of the most astonishing triumphs of genius in fiction."
- Undertitel
- A Simple Tale
- Författare
- Joseph Conrad
- Redaktör
- Peter Mallios
- ISBN
- 9780812973051
- Språk
- Engelska
- Vikt
- 262 gram
- Utgivningsdatum
- 2004-12-14
- Förlag
- Modern Library Inc
- Sidor
- 352
