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A hundred years after his death, the life and legacy of the Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad remains deeply felt in a wide range of global cultural contexts. The Resonance of Joseph Conrad in Contemporary Culture brings together scholars of wide-ranging backgrounds to provide a holistic assessment of the afterlife of Conrad’s work. Ranging from Conrad’s influence upon contemporary writers, to the impact of his translators and his adaptation within film and graphic novels, this volume illuminates how Conrad’s approach to questions of moral ambiguity and the haunting complexities of colonialism continues to inform the cultural output of our modern, globalized world.

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Author:   Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781836951520

ISBN 10:   1836951523
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   01 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Introduction: The Conrad-Effect in Contemporary Culture Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech Part I: Conrad: Biography and Translation Chapter 1. After My Intellectual Biography of Joseph Conrad: Further Lines of Research Richard Ambrosini Chapter 2. Conrad’s Echo in Anne Carson’s Nay Rather: The Task of the Artist as Translator Kaoru Yamamoto Chapter 3. Jacek Dukaj Rewriting Heart of Darkness. Perspectives and Controversies Karol Samsel Part II: Conrad and Film Chapter 4. Conrad’s Resonance in Chantal Akerman’s La Folie Almayer: A ‘Camera’ of Echoes Julie Gay Chapter 5. Descendants of Conrad’s ‘The Secret Sharer’ Laurence Davies Chapter 6. Colonialism, Anti-Colonialism and Decolonisation Robert Hampson Chapter 7. Testimony is Resistance: An Afterlife of Conrad in African Apocalypse Rob Lemkin Chapter 8. From Conrad to Horror Films Michel Arouimi Part III: Conrad and Contemporary Writers Chapter 9. Joseph Conrad’s Avatars: Modernism, Lord Jim, and John Le Carré’s Our Game Stephen Brodsky Chapter 10. Burgess’ Co-Habitation with Conrad Jan B. Gordon Chapter 11. The Resonance of Conrad in Portrayals of South Africa Joanna Skolik Part IV: Conrad Illustrated Chapter 12. Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and the French Revolution of 1789 Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech Chapter 13. Illustrating Conrad – A Comprehensive Bibliography Frank Förster Afterword: The Enduring Echo of Joseph Conrad in Contemporary Culture Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech Index of Non-Fictional Names Index of Conrad’s Works

Reviews

“[This] is another exciting and ambitious contribution to Conrad studies, providing a powerful insight into the writer’s biographical and fictional world by scholars in Conrad studies of various nationalities and cultures. The texts cover a wide range of topics from Conrad’s biography and translations, well-known artists in relation to Conrad to Conrad’s influence across different media such as films, comics and graphic novels. Every essay here is a blend of deep thought and rigorous analysis.” • Brygida Pudełko, University of Opole

Author Information

Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech is Professor of English Literature and Translation Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Silesia and President of the Joseph Conrad Society, Poland. She has published several monographs on Conrad, translation studies, and adaptation studies, the most recent of which is Adaptations of J. Conrad’s Life and Works in Contemporary Culture (Katowice, 2022). Essays on Conrad aside, she has written on Robert Browning, T.S. Eliot, G.B. Shaw, William Golding, Harold Pinter, and Jatinder Verma. She sits on the editorial boards of The Conradian, Conradiana and Yearbook of Conrad Studies.

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