It begins in the matter of fact manner more typical of a history book than of a novel. The first chapter of Nostromo is not, dare I say, particularly punchy.
An Introduction to Sulaco: The First Chapter of Nostromo The novel is good enough that I could go on for days, and so I think it’s wise I limit myself to these two connected ideas. Here, though, I’d like to gush simply about the formal tricks and turns Conrad uses to introduce and give life to his imagined republic, and to the characters who inhabit it, especially the mysterious and fascinating Nostromo himself. I’m glad I gave him a second chance, because he has fast become one of my favourites. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), whose Heart of Darkness has been the bane of many schoolchildren, including me.
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