The Secret Agent (2019)

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The Secret Agent (2019)
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Literature

The Secret Agent (2019)

Joseph Conrad
Edition year 2019
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Ben Jones
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 296
Dimensions 23.5 × 15.9 cm

Edition details

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. New edition. Frontispiece and 6 colour illustrations by Ben Jones. Introduced by Will Self. Bound in black and yellow image blocked red cloth. Red endpapers. Black slipcase blocked with UV spot varnish. 296pp. 23.5x15.9cm

About the book

Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent is a dark political novel set in London and centred on Adolf Verloc, a shopkeeper who secretly works as an agent for a foreign embassy. Ordered to carry out an act of terrorism, Verloc becomes involved in a disastrous plot with devastating consequences for his family. Conrad combines espionage and political satire with psychological drama, exploring extremism, manipulation and the destructive effects of ideology. Conrad uses the resulting tragedy to explore extremism, espionage, manipulation and the devastating effect of political schemes on private lives.

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