{"product_id":"nostromo-by-joseph-conrad","title":"'Nostromo' by Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eSet in the fictional South American republic of Costaguana, \u003cem data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eNostromo\u003c\/em\u003e is Conrad’s great novel of silver, revolution, reputation, foreign capital, and moral decay.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eAt its centre is the San Tomé mine, a source of wealth so powerful it bends politics, loyalty, and friendship around itself. Nostromo, the apparently incorruptible man of action, is drawn into protecting the mine’s silver during a rebellion, only to find that heroism and ownership are not as cleanly separated as anyone would like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"1089\"\u003eA slow, intricate novel about how people become useful to power, then trapped by the part of themselves power decides to reward. For readers of \u003cem data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1022\"\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e who want the wider system, not just the fever dream in the jungle.\u003cstrong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1795\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Modern Classics paperback. First published 1904; this Penguin edition first published 1963, with this copy a later reprint from the number line shown. Cover has edge wear, creasing, rubbing, and an old price sticker to front. Pages are age-toned but appear clean. Good reading copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44785211277395,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-29T153029.804.png?v=1780032651","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/nostromo-by-joseph-conrad","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}