Un Puesto Avanzado del Progreso (Spanish, Paperback)

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Complemented with blunt, stark illustrations that capture the oppressive mood of the story, this translation of Joseph Conrad's short story "An Outpost of Progress" relates the story of Kayerts and Carlier, two European men assigned to a remote trading post in an African jungle. Lacking any concrete tasks or sense of purpose, the men become increasingly isolated and desperate over time--until the story erupts in violence. Conrad's bleak narrative cogently describes the fragility of the human body and mind as it rails against the philanthropic hypocrisy of colonialism and examines the imperfection of human language, the sterility of human effort, and the improbability of redemption.
"Complementado por ilustraciones directas y austeras que capturan el tono opresivo de la historia, esta traduccion del cuento corto de Joseph Conrad "Un puesto avanzado del progreso" relata la historia de Kayerts y Carlier, dos europeos asignados a un puesto mercantil en plena jungla africana. Careciendo de responsabilidades concretas o algun proposito especifico, los hombres se van poniendo cada vez mas aislados y desesperados, hasta que la historia estalla en violencia. La narrativa funesta de Conrad describe claramente la fragilidad del cuerpo y de la mente humana mientras denuncia la hipocresia filantropica del colonialismo y examine la imperfeccion del lenguaje humano, la esterilidad del afan y la improbabilidad de la redencion."

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Complemented with blunt, stark illustrations that capture the oppressive mood of the story, this translation of Joseph Conrad's short story "An Outpost of Progress" relates the story of Kayerts and Carlier, two European men assigned to a remote trading post in an African jungle. Lacking any concrete tasks or sense of purpose, the men become increasingly isolated and desperate over time--until the story erupts in violence. Conrad's bleak narrative cogently describes the fragility of the human body and mind as it rails against the philanthropic hypocrisy of colonialism and examines the imperfection of human language, the sterility of human effort, and the improbability of redemption.
"Complementado por ilustraciones directas y austeras que capturan el tono opresivo de la historia, esta traduccion del cuento corto de Joseph Conrad "Un puesto avanzado del progreso" relata la historia de Kayerts y Carlier, dos europeos asignados a un puesto mercantil en plena jungla africana. Careciendo de responsabilidades concretas o algun proposito especifico, los hombres se van poniendo cada vez mas aislados y desesperados, hasta que la historia estalla en violencia. La narrativa funesta de Conrad describe claramente la fragilidad del cuerpo y de la mente humana mientras denuncia la hipocresia filantropica del colonialismo y examine la imperfeccion del lenguaje humano, la esterilidad del afan y la improbabilidad de la redencion."

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Imprint

Ediciones Traspies

Country of origin

United States

Series

Vagamundos. Libros Ilustrados

Release date

October 2012

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First published

October 2012

Authors

Illustrators

Dimensions

234 x 160 x 10mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

64

ISBN-13

978-84-93950-51-4

Barcode

9788493950514

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LSN

84-93950-51-3



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