David James
shropshirelad69.bsky.social
David James
@shropshirelad69.bsky.social
Long time public servant, graduate of BNC, lover of literature, charity trustee, undertaking a daunting house renovation in France.
OK - I get why Leavis says it doesn’t deserve its place of pre-eminence in Conrad’s works, but Lord Jim is an astonishingly powerful and astonishingly contemporary study of male identity. Right up there with the best of Conrad imo.
January 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM