Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
Enriched edition. Journey through Colonial Intrigue and Cultural ClashBy Joseph Conrad
Length8h 7m
About this audiobook
In "Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River," Joseph Conrad masterfully weaves a narrative steeped in the complexities of colonialism and existential despair. Set in the lush, yet perilous landscapes of the Malay Archipelago, the story follows the tragic figure of Kaspar Almayer, a European trader whose aspirations clash with the stark realities of his environment. Conrad's prose is richly descriptive, employing a modernist style that captures the psychological depth and moral ambiguity of his characters, situating the work within the broader framework of turn-of-the-century literature that sought to explore the tensions between Western civilization and Eastern mystique. The novel's intricate symbolism reflects the disillusionment of colonial ventures and the personal follies of ambition, making it a resonant critique of imperialism. Joseph Conrad, originally from Poland, drew upon his own experiences as a sailor in the East Indies, imbuing "Almayer's Folly" with authentic insights into the cultural and psychological landscapes of colonized regions. This firsthand exposure to maritime trade and the complexities of cross-cultural interactions profoundly impacted his literary voice, compelling him to explore themes of identity, alienation, and moral ambiguity. This novel is highly recommended for readers interested in early 20th-century literature that explores the intricacies of colonialism and the human condition. Conrad's narrative not only serves as a poignant critique of imperial ambitions but also invites readers to engage with the rich, albeit troubling, tapestry of human desires and failures. Delve into "Almayer's Folly" for a captivating journey that both enlightens and challenges.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (3.2K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, StoryGraph
GenreLiterary Classics, Historical Fiction
Length8 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 17, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
Mostrar todos os capítulosVer menos
6Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River (pt. 1)
7Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River (pt. 2)
8Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River (pt. 3)
9Analysis
10Reflection
11Memorable Quotes
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad11h 46m3.7 (33.7K)$1.99 · $0.00
NOSTROMO: A TALE OF THE SEABOARDJoseph Conrad42h 46m3.9 (24.8K)$1.99 · $0.00
Gesammelte Werke von Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad78h 7m4.4 (124)$1 · $0.00
Die Politthriller von Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad45h 39m4.6 (18)$1 · $0.00
Der Geheimagent (Politkrimi)Joseph Conrad11h 40m3.6 (57.5K)$1 · $0.00
Lord JimJoseph Conrad16h 55m3.7 (48.6K)$1 · $0.00
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad4h 8m3.6 (634.5K)$6 · $0.00
Joseph Conrad: 9 Quintessential Books in One CollectionJoseph Conrad121h 25m4.4 (11)$1.99 · $0.00
Heart of Darkness (British Classics Series)Joseph Conrad28h 4m3.7 (646.2K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Collected Works of Joseph Conrad: Novels, Short Stories, Letters & MemoirsJoseph Conrad259h 51m4.6 (115)$1.99 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Joseph Conrad (All 20 Novels in One Edition)Joseph Conrad228h 22m4.5 (1.1K)$2.99 · $0.00
The Rover & Suspense (Napoleonic Novels)Joseph Conrad48h 20m3.9 (36)$1.99 · $0.00
The Secret Agent (Unabridged)Joseph Conrad11h 41m3.8 (34.2K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Complete Sea Tales of Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad74h 43m4.1 (96)$1.99 · $0.00
Youth: A Narrative (Includes Heart of Darkness)Joseph Conrad11h 8m4.0 (14.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
LORD JIMJoseph Conrad37h 28m3.7 (120.3K)$1.99 · $0.00
HEART OF DARKNESSJoseph Conrad12h 16m3.6 (654.9K)$1.99 · $0.00
THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF JOSEPH CONRADJoseph Conrad78h 49m4.4 (168)$1.99 · $0.00
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad4h 37m3.6 (631K)$16 · $0.00
The Arrow of GoldJoseph Conrad11h 11m3.4 (375)$12 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
These Precious DaysAnn Patchett11h 14m4.5 (45.2K)$29 · $0.00
Pride & Prejudice (Annotated)Jane Austen15h 10m4.7 (13.3K)$2 · $0.00
The Jeeves and Wooster Stories: The Complete Collection (33 Books)P. G. Wodehouse21h 57m4.7 (2.8K)$15 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m4.7 (8.9K)$46 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m4.6 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$15 · $0.00
TWELFTH NIGHTWilliam Shakespeare, Sidney Lee16h 38m4.6 (2.8K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Complete Histories / History Plays of William Shakespeare (Annotated)William Shakespeare29h 42m4.6 (2.3K)$1.99 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m4.7 (359)$29 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt8h 50m4.6 (1.3K)$1.99 · $0.00
H. P. LOVECRAFT Ultimate Collection: Novellas, Short Stories, Poetry & Essays (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft12h 28m4.6 (2.3K)$2 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust16h 8m4.5 (10.6K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Mis-Education of the NegroCarter Goodwin Woodson4h 32m4.5 (28.4K)$10 · $0.00
TORAH - Bilingual Edition: English/Hebrew (Annotated)Max Margolis, JPS28h 26m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
Betty Crocker picture cooky bookBetty Crocker, Inc. General Mills2h 13m4.5 (6.5K)$1 · $0.00
The Complete Tales of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter3h 36m4.5 (75K)$3 · $0.00
Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery11h 1m4.5 (1.2M)$2.30 · $0.00
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m4.6 (33.1K)$33 · $0.00
Scaramouche (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini15h 24m4.6 (1.8K)$2 · $0.00
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m4.6 (773)$33 · $0.00
The Labyrinth of the SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafon27h 55m4.5 (77.2K)$53 · $0.00
ShivajiRanjit Desai25h 13m4.6 (3.1K)$24 · $0.00
The Things We Cannot SayKelly Rimmer13h 48m4.5 (359.1K)$33 · $0.00
Lieutenant Hornblower (Annotated)C. S. Forester11h 41m4.5 (2.9K)$2 · $0.00
A Christmas Carol (Illustrated Edition)Charles Dickens3h 23m4.5 (21.2K)$1.99 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery11h 44m4.5 (48.2K)$2 · $0.00
The Viennese DressmakerKathryn Gauci11h 46m4.5 (2.1K)$23 · $0.00
The Man in the Brown Suit & They Came to BaghdadAgatha Christie15h 43m4.6 (495)$33 · $0.00
Under the Light of the Italian MoonJennifer Anton12h 28m4.5 (5.3K)$23 · $0.00
Jubilee, 50th Anniversary EditionMargaret Walker15h 43m4.5 (9.5K)$25 · $0.00
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen14h 44m4.4 (4.7M)$2 · $0.00
Flying Colours (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith9h 26m4.4 (10.1K)$2 · $0.00
With Love from HarlemReShonda Tate13h 48m4.5 (2K)$6 · $0.00
Sweet Home Highland ChristmasMay McGoldrick, Jan Coffey2h 54m4.5 (1.4K)$7 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideL. M. Montgomery12h 25m4.4 (67.5K)$2 · $0.00
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Annotated)Willa Cather9h 13m4.4 (4.7K)$2 · $0.00
The Alice NetworkKate Quinn15h 7m4.4 (887.1K)$33 · $0.00
You may also like
The Last ManMary W.18h 56m3.7 (7.4K)$3.50 · $0.00
Early AutumnLouis Bromfield11h 22m3.8 (2K)$2 · $0.00
The Matisse StoriesA. S. Byatt2h 36m3.9 (4.2K)$12 · $0.00
The God of Small ThingsArundhati Roy11h 44m4.1 (400.2K)$20
The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series) (Annotated)Leo Tolstoy214h 11m4.6 (2.1K)$2 · $0.00
Who Is Vera Kelly?Rosalie Knecht6h 50m3.7 (10.4K)$16.95
Almayer's FollyJoseph Conrad6h 15m3.6 (3.8K)$12 · $0.00
Early AutumnLouis Bromfield10h 41m3.7 (1.7K)$2.40
Fathers and SonsIvan Sergeevich Turgenev9h 11m4.1 (129.1K)$2.30 · $0.00
Doctor CopernicusJohn Banville10h 45m3.7 (1.6K)$29 · $0.00
The CounterlifePhilip Roth12h 14m3.9 (6.2K)$20
The BelieverJoakim Zander, Elizabeth Clark Wessel12h 48m3.5 (1.2K)$33 · $0.00
Suspect RedL. M. Elliott6h 55m4.0 (1.8K)$20
Oil! A NovelUpton Sinclair23h 28m3.8 (12.3K)$2.40
The SubmissionAmy Waldman12h 46m3.8 (14.6K)$25 · $0.00
Felix Holt, the RadicalGeorge Eliot19h 48m3.8 (5.2K)$2.30 · $0.00
IntellectualsPaul Johnson18h 18m3.9 (9.1K)$28
The Woman Who Did (Annotated)Grant Allen5h 47m3.0 (290)$2 · $0.00
Staffordshire pottery and its historyJosiah C. Wedgwood3h$2 · $0.00
William Somerset Maugham: The Greatest Works (The Giants of Literature - Book 23) (Annotated)William Somerset Maugham179h 53m$1.99 · $0.00