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Muhammad Asad's The Road to Mecca (2001) narrates the author's journey through the Islamic world. The book explores four main themes: geographical, historical, linguistic, and spiritual aspects of the journey.
Almayer's Folly, Joseph Conrad's debut novel first published in 1895, tells the story of a trader in the South Seas who becomes entangled in the Malaysian setting due to his business and marriage, preventing his return to Europe as he desires. The novel critiques the colonialism prevalent during Conrad's time.
Conrad's Heart of Darkness, published in 1899, recounts Marlow's journey into the Congo to find a man who has lost his sanity and is hiding in the jungle. This book inspired the renowned film Apocalypse Now, which relocates Conrad's narrative to Vietnam.
Conrad's Typhoon, first published in 1902, tells the tale of a man who spends his life at sea, writing monthly letters to his indifferent wife. When he and his crew encounter an unprecedented storm, Conrad depicts how different men respond to crises. The final part of the story is conveyed through letters written by the captain and crew to their loved ones.
Conrad's Under Western Eyes, originally published in 1911, is set in Russia and follows a philosophy student who gets involved with a group of political refugees plotting a murder. His conscience leads him to confess to the police and inform his friends, jeopardizing his own safety.
Conrad's Victory: An Island Tale, published in 1915, is about a man living in isolation in the South Pacific. He encounters an English girl from a touring orchestra, rescues her from a man named Schomberg, and brings her to his island home. Schomberg then sends his henchmen to retrieve the girl and kill the man.
Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, published in 1886, tells the story of a man who rises to status, power, and respect, only to lose everything when his past actions and poor decisions come back to haunt him.
Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost, published in 1998, recounts the true story of a greedy Belgian king who committed horrific atrocities but remains relatively unknown compared to other brutal rulers like Hitler. During European colonization, King Leopold II aggressively claimed territories, ultimately seizing modern-day Congo. His brutal regime resulted in the deaths of millions of indigenous people, with the survivors forced to harvest rubber and mine ore.
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