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Personal Record

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Personal Record by Joseph Conrad provides a fascinating glimpse into the inner thoughts and reflections of the renowned author. Through a collection of essays and personal musings, Conrad delves into a wide range of topics, including his experiences as a sailor, his thoughts on literature and art, and his views on the human condition.

Conrad's writing is introspective and thought-provoking, offering readers a unique perspective on his life and work. His prose is beautifully crafted, with a lyrical quality that draws the reader in and keeps them engaged throughout.

While some may find Conrad's introspective style of writing a bit dense at times, those willing to invest the time and effort will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the man behind the famous novels. Overall, Personal Record is a must-read for fans of Joseph Conrad and anyone interested in exploring the mind of a literary genius.

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Conrad began dictating the series of loose autobiographical sketches that would become 'A Personal Record' in 1911, when he was half way through writing 'Under Western Eyes'. His avowed aim was to give his readers a sense of 'the man behind the work', and he certainly succeeded in creating a vivid impression of the kind of Joseph Conrad he would have liked to have been seen as: a man capable of wry humour and self-deprecation, but a sober, serious man too, prepared to face life as he found it. While some of the moments Conrad recalls seem slight enough in themselves - a general's daughter barges into his room while he is writing the end of 'Nostromo'; he supervises the unloading of a pony for the real Almayer up a river in Borneo - his manner of interweaving various episodes, abruptly dropping one and leaping to another epoch of his life, interspersing all with reflections on life and his own art - all this is Conrad at his most engaging.


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