Novela Josepha Conrada vypráví o jedné nebezpečné plavbě, během níž hlavní hrdina, mladý námořník, poznává skutečný život a musí se vyrovnat s mnoha nástrahami osudu. Hlavní postava, ne nepodobná samotnému Conradovi, musí převzít odpovědnost za své činy, které zasáhnou i ostatní lidi. Další z knih Josepha Conrada, která je něčím víc než jen dobrodružným příběhem jednoho námořníka.
Dunja Badnjević Orazi Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Ivo Andric posses the rare gift in a historical novelist of creating a period-piece, full of local colour, and at the same time characters who might have been living today. His masterwork is imbued with the richness and complexity of a region that has brought much tragedy to our century and known so little peace. The writer uses his native Bosnia as a microcosm of human society, stressing its potential for national, cultural and religious misunderstanding and conflict, and identifying the barriers of all kinds that hinder communication between individuals. Written against the background of violence released in these mixed communities during the Second World War, the novel now has renewed and poignant relevance.