Amy Foster (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161421071)

""Amy Foster"" is a short story written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1901. The story follows the life of a young Polish immigrant named Yanko Goorall, who is shipwrecked off the coast of England and taken in by a local family. Yanko struggles to adapt to his new life in a foreign land, but finds solace in the company of a young woman named Amy Foster. Despite their cultural differences and the disapproval of the townspeople, Yanko and Amy fall in love and marry. However, their happiness is short-lived as Yanko's past catches up with him and he is forced to confront the prejudices and misunderstandings that have plagued his relationship with Amy. ""Amy Foster"" is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of love, identity, and the human experience of displacement and isolation.I had the time to see her dull face, red, not with a mantling blush, but as if her flat cheeks had been vigorously slapped, and to take in the squat figure, the scanty, dusty brown hair drawn into a tight knot at the back of the head. She looked quite young. With a distinct catch in her breath, her voice sounded low and timid.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Joseph Conrad
ISBN-10: 1161421076
ISBN-13: 9781161421071
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d