The Inheritors

Joseph Conrad, born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski on December 3, 1857, in Berdychiv, then Polish Ukraine in the Russian Empire, is a literary figure of monumental acclaim. Having mastered English, his third language, beside his native Polish and French, he gained eminence for his sophisticated prose style and intricate narrations delving into the depths of the human psyche and the imperatives o...