Joseph Conrad Joseph Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski 3 December 1857-3 August 1924 Polish author, English writer Strain of romanticism Precursor of modernist literature Personal experiences in the french and british merchant navies Famous novels: The Nigger of the Narcissus(1897), Heart of Darkness(1899), Lord Jim(1900), Nostromo (1904), The Secret Agent (1907), Under Western Eyes(1911)Page  2 Joseph Conrad Joseph Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 Polish author, English writer Strain of Romanticism Precursor of modernist literature Personal experiences in the French and British merchant navies Famous novels: The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897) , Heart of Darkness (1899), Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), The Secret Agent (1907) , Under Western Eyes (1911)