Lord Jim

The novel, recognized as one of the best English-language books of the 20th century, is inspired, it is believed, by a real case involving a British steamship abandoned by its crew in a storm, but later successfully rescued.

The brilliant maritime writer Joseph Conrad uses this story to raise the eternal issue of crime and the redemption of guilt.

The young sailor Jim is haunted by the past, and he longs to save his honor by redeeming his disgraceful flight from a sinking ship with a heroic act. Fate gives him a chance: he is sent to the distant land of Patyuzan, where a rebellion is flaring up… But will Jim make an even graver mistake there?