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Title: The Life of Joseph Conrad
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The Life of Joseph Conrad
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Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)
- Born December 3, 1857 as Jozef Teodor Konrad
Nalecz Korzeniowski - Born to Polish parents in the Ukrainian town of
Berdichev
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Eva Korzeniowski
Apollo Korzeniowski
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Family
- His father Apollo Korzeniowski was a poet and
translator of English and French literature. - He was arrested for conspiracy and was exiled
with his family to Vologda in northern Russia. - Died May 23, 1869
- Tuberculosis
- Mother - originally - Eva Bobrowska
- Parents opposed the marriage to Apollo
- Died April 18, 1865
- Tuberculosis
- In 1869, Joseph was sent to live with his uncle,
Thaddeus Bobrowski - Lived in Switzerland
- Major influence over Conrads life
- Allowed Conrad to go to sea
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Preparation
- Wished to serve in the Austrian navy
- Applied but was refused Austrian citizenship
- Traveled, in 1874, to Marseilles
- learned Fre