1. Born in Poland-English was not his native tongue Regarded as one of the masters of modernism Three most important works are Lord Jim, “Youth,” and Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

2. Often uses stories of the sea to tell his tales The journeys his protagonists take are always journeys of self discovery Characters are metaphors for human feelings in a complex and disillusioning world Joseph Conrad

3. Heart of Darkness was the basis of the movie Apocalypse Now. Joseph Conrad