Youth (Conrad short story)
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“Youth” is an autobiographical work of short fiction by Joseph Conrad first published in Blackwood’s Magazine in 1898, and collected in the eponymous collection Youth, A Narrative; and Two Other Stories in 1902.[1][2]
"Youth" | |
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Short story by Joseph Conrad | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Frame story |
Publication | |
Media type | Print (Serial) |
Publication date | 1898 (Blackwood's Magazine); 1902 (Blackwood and Sons) |
This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether, stories concerned with the themes of maturity and old age, respectively. "Youth" depicts a young man's first journey to the Far East. It is narrated by Charles Marlow who is also the narrator of Lord Jim, Chance, and Heart of Darkness. The narrator's introduction suggests this is the first time, chronologically, the character Marlow appears in Conrad's works (the narrator comments that he thinks Marlow spells his name this way).
“Youth” is a dramatic rendering of Conrad’s experience on the vessel Palestine in 1881.[3][4] [5]