The Secret Agent
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| - | thomas mann grotesque . “most genuine style” "[[The Secret Agent]]" | + | '''''The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale''''' is a novel by [[Joseph Conrad]] published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals largely with the life of Mr. Verloc and his job as a [[spy]]. ''The Secret Agent'' is also notable as it is one of Conrad's later political novels, which move away from his typical tales of [[seafaring]]. The novel deals broadly with the notions of [[anarchism]], espionage, and terrorism.{{Sfn | Conrad | 2004 | p = xiv}} It portrays anarchist or revolutionary groups before many of the social uprisings of the twentieth century. However, it also deals with [[exploitation]], particularly with regard to Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie. |
| - | <hr> | + | Because of its terrorist theme, ''The Secret Agent'' was noted as "one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media" around two weeks after 11 September 2001. |
| - | :"But [[Hitler]] could not have succeeded against his many rivals if it had not been for the attraction of his own personality, which one can feel even in the clumsy writing of ''[[Mein Kampf]]'', and which is no doubt overhwhelming when one hears his speeches." --[[George Orwell]] (Review of Hitler's Mein Kampf by Eric Blair ('George Orwell') in the New English Weekly March 21st, 1940) | + | |
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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals largely with the life of Mr. Verloc and his job as a spy. The Secret Agent is also notable as it is one of Conrad's later political novels, which move away from his typical tales of seafaring. The novel deals broadly with the notions of anarchism, espionage, and terrorism.Template:Sfn It portrays anarchist or revolutionary groups before many of the social uprisings of the twentieth century. However, it also deals with exploitation, particularly with regard to Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie.
Because of its terrorist theme, The Secret Agent was noted as "one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media" around two weeks after 11 September 2001.
