Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad, born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was a Polish-British novelist and short-story writer regarded as one of the greatest English-language authors. Orphaned young after his parents' exile and death due to Russian persecution, he became a sailor on French and British ships, gaining experiences that shaped his fiction, before turning to writing with his debut novel Almayer's Folly in 1895. He is best known for works like Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Nostromo, exploring themes of morality, imperialism, and human nature.