Nostromo (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Costaguana, on the north coast of South America
- Principal Characters: Charles Gould, Emilia Gould, Gian’ “Nostromo” Battista, Linda Viola, Giselle Viola, Giorgio Viola, Martin Decoud, Dr. Monygham
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Revolutionaries, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Corruption, Mines, miners, or mining, Sea or seafaring life, South America or South Americans
- Locales: South America
The Story:
The Republic of Costaguana was in a state of revolt. Under the leadership of Pedrito Montero, rebel troops had taken control of the eastern part of the country. When news of the revolt reached Sulaco, the principal town of the western section that was separated from the rest of the country by a mountain range, the leaders began to lay defense plans. The chief interest of the town was the San Tomé silver mine in the nearby mountains, a mine managed by Charles Gould, an Englishman who, although educated in England, had been born in Sulaco, his father having been...
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