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Under Western Eyes (1911) By Joseph Conrad Razumov, a young orphaned Russian student, is surprised to find Victor Haldin hiding in his apartment, even more so when Haldin confesses he has just committed a political assassination and is on the run from police. Razumov agrees to help Haldin escape but he is panic-stricken. Instead, Rzaumov goes to his university tutor, a professor of languages, and they plan to turn Haldin over to the chief of police. As the trap is set, Razumov finds himself immersed in the world of secret agents. In Geneva, Haldin's sister Natalia learns about her brother's fate through the professor and she anxiously awaits the arrival of Razumov. But is the professor a friend or the man who will ultimately betray them?

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About the Author Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) was a Polish-British writer and one of the greatest novelists to have written in the English language although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted nationality in 1886. He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced authors including F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Andre Malraux, George Orwell, Graham Greene, John le Carre, Philip Roth, and Salman Rushdie. Many Hollywood films have been inspired by Conrad's books. He drew on his own history, writing books that reflected a European-dominated world-including imperialism and colonialism-and explored the human psyche.

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