Joseph Conrad
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- (1857-1924) a British novelist who was born Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski in a part of Poland under Russian rule. He left home at 17 to go to sea and, after many adventures, he joined the crew of a British ship. He changed his name and became a British citizen in 1886. He used his experiences around the world as the background to many of his novels, such as Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness and Nostromo (1904). He is considered by many people to be one of the greatest novelists in the English language.
约瑟夫·康拉德（Joseph Conrad）：（1857-1924）英国小说家，在俄罗斯统治下的波兰部分出生，特奥多尔·约瑟夫·康拉德·科泽尼奥夫斯基（Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski）。他在17岁时离开家出海，经过多次冒险，他加入了英国船的船员。他改名，并于1886年成为英国公民。他将自己在世界各地的经历作为许多小说的背景，例如吉姆勋爵，《黑暗之心》和《诺斯托罗姆》（1904年）。许多人认为他是英语上最伟大的小说家之一。