This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the death of Joseph Conrad. In his early life, Conrad spent a period as the First Mate on a trading ship that sailed regularly from Singapore to East Borneo. During this period he met the unusual characters who populate his first novels – Almayer’s Folly, The Outcast of the Islands, Lord Jim and The Rescue. Explore these novels and how Conrad made the transition from Master Mariner to one of the world’s greatest writers in the English language, when English was not even his first language.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages, Alfred Street Press

COURSE OUTLINE

• Joseph Conrad’s life as a Master Mariner
• The setting for his Borneo Novels
• The characters in his Borneo Novels
• The process to publication
• The importance of Joseph Conrad as a writer

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the life, the first novels and the importance of Joseph Conrad