{"product_id":"the-arrow-of-gold-joseph-conrad-9780812218855","title":"The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes","description":"\u003cp\u003eReflecting Conrad's genius for narrative that focuses on the quest for inner truths, \u003ci\u003eThe Arrow of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the dangerous appetites of men and of human vulnerability, as well as a profound meditation on the emotional boundary between people. Boasting a cast of extraordinary and eccentric personalities, including the heroine Do Rita, this is a story of adventure on the high seas, of the revelation of love, of the crushing weight of loss, and of freedom found in the recklessness of unadorned sincerity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Carlist war of the early 1870s, a young sailor, the unnamed protagonist, joins the champions of Don Carlos de Bourbon, pretender to the throne of Spain. The Carlists use the eager youth's intense attraction to the sea to persuade him to run perilous enterprises for their cause, ventures he later learns have been financed by the beautiful mistress and heiress of a rich man's fortune. When he falls in love with her, he finds himself moved absolutely by this discovery, despite the fact that she is unable to return his love fully. In the end he is left alone with his first love, the sea, his brief time with the mysterious Do Rita marking a tumultuous awakening to a life of passion, the desolation that hides in its shadow, and the possibility of rebirth in its wake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough not as well known as his earlier novels \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNostromo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arrow of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e was critically acclaimed when it first appeared in 1919 and is still considered to be among the best of Conrad's later works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Conrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081221885X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812218855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pine Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.32h x 5.02w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 200","brand":"Joseph Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947276206335,"sku":"9780812218855","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b93e98a9-bde9-4eb2-9d29-56bca816d6d3.jpg?v=1681517757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-arrow-of-gold-joseph-conrad-9780812218855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}