Joseph Conrad was a Polish sailor who became one of our finest novelists.
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Conrad's Heart of Darkness is on Michael Palin's six favorite books list, Robert Twigger's list of five of the best books about rivers, Robert McCrum's list of ten of the best closing lines of books, Mark Malloch-Brown's lis of six favorite novels of empire, John Mullan's list of ten of the best fogs in literature, Tim Butcher's list of the top 10 books about Congo, Martin Meredith's list of ten books to read on Africa, Thomas Perry's best books list, and is #9 on the 100 best last lines from novels list.
Nostromo is among Juan Gabriel Vásquez's five favorite novels about South America and Ben Ryder Howe's top ten novels featuring mythical countries.
Typhoon made a top ten list of books about hurricanes, and The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' is one of Herman Wouk's five top nautical yarns.
The Secret Agent is among Jason Burke's five books on Islamic militancy, Iain Sinclair's five novels on the spirit and history of London, Dan Vyleta's top ten books in second languages, Jessica Stern's five best books on who terrorists are, Adam Thorpe's top ten satires, and on John Mullan's list of ten of the best professors in literature.
--Marshal Zeringue