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Cross-Cultural Encounters in Joseph Conrad's Malay Fiction
CrossCultural Encounters in Joseph Conrad's Malay Fiction Author:R. G. Hampson This study brings together for examination all of Conrad's Malay fiction: the early novels, "Almayer's Folly", "An Outcast of the Islands" and "Lord Jim"; the two later novels, "Victory" and "The Rescue"; and various short stories, such as "The Lagoon" and "Karain". The volume focuses on cross-cultural encounters, cultural identity and cultural ... more »dislocation, paying particular attention to issues of race and gender. The author also situates Conrad's fiction in relation to earlier English accounts of South-East Asia.« less