Nostromo

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad, set in the fi ctitious South American republic of “Costaguana”. The events described in the novel are typical for political life in underdeveloped countries. The author takes up the problem of imperialism and its corrupting action even on the best people, which is the main character of the novel – the sailor Nostromo.