The Secret Agent (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789355220257)

Conrad's 'monstrous town' is London, and his story of espionage and counter-espionage, anarchists and embassies, is a detective story that becomes the story of Winnie Verloc's tenacity in maintaining her devotion to her peculiar and simple-minded brother, Stevie, as they pursue their very ordinary lives above a rather dubious shop in the back streets of Soho. However, far from offering any sentimental picture, The Secret Agent is Conrad's funniest novel. Its savagely witty picture of human absurdity and misunderstanding is written in an ironic style that provokes laughter and unease at the same time, and that continues to provide one of the most disturbing visions of aspiration and futility in twentieth century literature.

Author: Joseph Conrad
ISBN-10: 9355220251
ISBN-13: 9789355220257
Publisher: Classy Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2021
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.4
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 70610 / Secret Agent