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Conrad, Joseph
Youth
Conrad’s Youth : first edition first printing containing the first appearance in bookform of Heart of Darkness. A fine copy preserved in publisher’s cloth. 8vo of 375 pp., 32 pp. Original publisher’s green cloth, minor wear to the spine and edges, slipcase. 188 x 126 mm. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING FIRST STATE with 32-page advertisement at rear, dated 10/02, CONTAINING THE FIRST APPEARANCE IN BOOK FORM OF Heart of Darkness"one of the most powerful short novels in the English language" (Farrow, 14). Youth and Heart of Darkness were the first of Conrad's stories to attract wider attention. Conrad's "account of a superman running an ivory business in the heart of the Congo. is a masterpiece of sinister deterioration" (Connolly, Modern Movement 14). Heart of Darkness examines the horrors of Western colonialism, depicting it as a phenomenon that tarnishes not only the lands and peoples it exploits but also those in the West who advance it. Conrad’s semiautobiographical tale has gone on to become one of the most widely analyzed works of English literature. Critics have not always treated Heart of Darkness favorably, rebuking its dehumanizing representation of colonized peoples and its dismissive treatment of women. Nonetheless, Heart of Darkness has endured, and today it stands as a Modernist masterpiece directly engaged with postcolonial realities. “In the course of roughly a hundred pages, Heart of Darkness will journey, with a strangely leisurely intensity, into realms of depravity best encoded in the dying cry of Kurtz, the delusional, despicable character at its enigmatic core: “The horror! The horror!” That narrative self-consciousness and the pulsative stream of Marlow’s expression would make it one of the most crucial fictions of modern era” (J. Mustich). “The dense richness and consciously paradoxical quality of this seminal modernist work, with its modern version of a Dantean journey into the Inferno, its Faustian figure of Kurtz provoking ambivalently fascinated horror. The influence of Heart of Darkness can be traced in writers as diverse as T.S. Eliot, Andre Gide, H.G. Wells, William Golding, Graham Greene…" (Stringer, 292). A fine COPY WITH NO MARKS, OF THE FIRST EDITION BOUND IN PUBLISHER’S CLOTH.
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Union of Youth. Scientific hands: E. Petrova Author: I. Arskaya, I. Buinsk, E.
Union of Youth. Scientific hands: E. Petrova Author: I. Arskaya, I. Buinsk, E. Grushvitskaya, A. Sarabyanov/Soyuz molodei. Nauch. ruk.: E. Petrova Avt. st.: I.Arskaya, I.Buinska, E.Grushvitskaya, A.Sarabyanov The publication is devoted to the central phenomenon of the St. Petersburg avant-garde of 1910-1914, the Youth Union Society, conceived as a total project consolidating young non-academic teachers. The album of illustrations is preceded by four scientific articles, which examine the history of the Youth Union and the participation of Moscow teachers in its exhibitions, as well as the activities of one of the founders of the Youth Union, Voldemar Matweiss (Vladimir Markov), and the theatrical experiments of the participants of this creative movement. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. The delivery of this book might be delayed beyond the usual timeframe due to extended processing and preparation before shipment, and faster shipping options are not offered. Please inform us if you need the order by a certain date or have a deadline.SKUbd-7fc969cc6a8825fa
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Sixth World Youth and Students Festival. In English /Sixth World Youth and Stud
Sixth World Youth and Students Festival. In English /Sixth World Youth and Students Festival. The Sixth World Festival of Youth and Students in English, 1958. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKUalb311031f140223d91
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Linder V.I. World Youth Games Moskov98 World Youth Games. Moscow98 In Russian /
Linder V.I. World Youth Games Moskov98 World Youth Games. Moscow98 In Russian /Linder V.I. Vsemirnye yunosheskie igry Moskva98 World youth Games. Moscow98 M. Golden Bee 1998. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order. SKUalb5db2e9a3132cb3bf
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A collection of annual kits for 18 years Youth Technology. Monthly socio-politi
A collection of annual kits for 18 years Youth Technology. Monthly socio-political, scientific-artistic, and production journal of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Youth League./Podborka godovykh komplektov za 18 let Tekhnika molodezhi. Ezhemesyachnyy obshchestvenno-politicheskiy, nauchno-khudozhestvennyy i proizvodstvennyy zhurnal TsK VLKSM. The technique of youth. Monthly socio-political, scientific-artistic, and production journal of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Youth League. Moscow. The Young Guard. 1971-1989. 26 sm.We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUbd-23274eedf1cce6e9.
