The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale - Softcover

Conrad, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1976548179 ISBN 13: 9781976548178

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The novel deals broadly with anarchism, espionage and terrorism. It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable in Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has a learning difficulty. Because of its terrorism theme, it was noted as "one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media" two weeks after the September 11 attacks.
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Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1976548179
• ISBN 13: 9781976548178
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 134
• Editor: Anderson Taylor