JOSEPH CONRAD [1857โ1924] was born in Ukraine to Polish parents, went to sea at the age of seventeen, and ended his career as a captain in the English merchant navy. His most famous work is the novellaย Heart of Darknessย [1899], adapted into a film by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979 asย Apocalypse Now.
JOSEPH CONRAD [1857โ1924] was born in Ukraine to Polish parents, went to sea at the age of seventeen, and ended his career as a captain in the English merchant navy. His most famous work is the novellaย Heart of Darknessย [1899], adapted into a film by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979 asย Apocalypse Now.