Rethinking Joseph Conrads Concepts of Community Strange Fraternity [Paperback]

Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Communityuses Conrad's phrase 'strange fraternity' fromThe Roveras a starting point for an exploration of the concept of community in his writing, including his neglected vignettes and later stories. Drawing on the work of continental thinkers including Jacques Derrida, Jean Luc-Nancy and Hannah Arendt, Yamamoto offers original readings ofHeart of Darkness, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', The RoverandSuspenseand the short stories The Secret Sharer, The Warrior's Soul and The Duel. Working at the intersection between literature and philosophy, this is a unique and interdisciplinary engagement with Conrad's work.

A bold and penetrating study of Conrad by a budding Japanese scholar fully abreast not only of Conrad scholarship but also of advances in literary theory and philosophy of art. The Heythrop Journal

Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Communityis a significant addition to emerging scholarship on new ways of reading Conrad in the twenty-first century ... This is a bold book, a welcome contribution to the critical endeavour to prove Conrad's relevance today. English

Kaoru Yamamotois Associate Professor at the University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.