Typhoon | Social Concerns
Typhoon, one of Joseph Conrad's most famous stories of the sea, is a narrative in which the interest is primarily focused on the behavior of men at sea—both under ordinary circumstances and when facing extreme danger during a storm. Judged simply as a description of life at sea, like "Youth" (1898; see separate entry) and The Nigger of the Narcissus, (1897), "Typhoon" may be read and valued as realistic depictions of maritime life. However, as with Conrad's other first-rate works, the social and intellectual interest of the narrative extends far beyond its surface...
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