{"product_id":"josephconradthesecretagentasimpletale","title":"Joseph Conrad - The Secret Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Joseph Conrad. Themes include Literature \u0026amp; Fiction, Classics, Mystery, Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense, Thrillers \u0026amp; Suspense, Spies \u0026amp; Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the First Secretary, Mr Vladimir, Verloc has done little to earn his money in recent years and it is time for a 'dynamic outrage' to provoke the middle classes. So Verloc, accepting his duty, plants a bomb at the Greenwich Observatory. But when the blast has done its work, Verloc finds he has destroyed a great deal more than the complacency of the bourgeousie. 'The Secret Agent' is arguably one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Its brilliant depiction of a terrorist underworld, its ruthless irony and its black satire on a morally corrupt society is the culmination of many influences on Conrad, including Dickens and Dostoyevsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58002510578038,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780140620566.jpg?v=1780400025","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/josephconradthesecretagentasimpletale","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}