Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
The novel revolves around a young, idealistic British seaman, who commits a crime of cowardice at sea. He abandons his ship, leaving hundreds of passengers to their fate. He is publicly censured for this act and spends the rest of his life in shameful obscurity in the South Seas, trying to repress the guilt of his past and regain his lost honor. His quest for redemption leads him to a remote island where he gets a chance to prove his courage, but his tragic flaw ultimately leads to his downfall.
The 126th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1900
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-500
- Words
- 78,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 7th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 13th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 29th on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 30th on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 58th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 65th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 75th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 85th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 86th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 91st on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
- 551st on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- One Hundred Best Books (1916) (John Cowper Powys)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)