Streszczenie książki Szaleństwo Almayera

The story in 10 parts

1. Key idea 1 · free to read

   Almayer dreams of gold and Europe

   The story opens at sunset on the Pantai River. Almayer stands on the veranda of his new house, which is already falling apart, and ignores his wife's shrill call to eat. He dreams that he and Nina live in Europe, where no one thinks of her mixed blood because of her beauty and his money.

   The dream rests on one man. Dain Maroola has promised to help Almayer find a hidden source of gold in the interior. A drifting tree catches his eye, and he envies it for having a clear way to the sea. His mind runs back twenty years, to the young clerk who first hears of Tom Lingard, the bold captain called the King of the Sea.

   At last paddles splash in the dark, and Dain answers Almayer's call. But Dain will not come ashore until he has spoken with the Rajah Lakamba, and Almayer feels a small chill. Nina listens in silence and watches the river.

   Almayer lives in the future because the present is too hard to bear.

2. 2

   Lingard's bargain ties Almayer to a marriage

   Lingard takes a liking to Almayer and makes him his clerk on voyages among the islands.

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3. 3

   Ruin settles on the river and Nina returns

   Lingard's money runs out, and Almayer's trade dies.

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4. 4

   A house gets its mocking name

   The English company never comes.

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5. 5

   Abdulla makes an offer and a stranger arrives

   One evening Abdulla visits with several elders and his nephew Reshid.

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6. 6

   Dain and Nina find each other in the mist

   Almayer finally decides to search for the gold.

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7. 7

   Lakamba plots while Dain runs for his life

   The expedition stalls, because the river is rising and Dain does not return.

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8. 8

   A body in the river brings the Dutch to Sambir

   The next morning the settlement is strangely empty.

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9. 9

   Two worlds pull at one family

   The book's deepest theme is the gap between people who cannot hear one another.

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10. 10

    How the river and the jungle tell the story

    Conrad tells the tale in a close third person that slips from head to head.

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