The Secret Agent

Edited and with Notes by Peter Lancelot Mallios Introduction by Robert D.Kaplan In reexamining <strong>The Secret Agent</strong> in a post911 world Robert D. Ka... » 

Edited and with Notes by Peter Lancelot Mallios Introduction by Robert D.Kaplan In reexamining The Secret Agent in a post911 world Robert D. Kaplanpraises Joseph Conrads surgical insight into the mechanics of terrorismcalling the book a fine example of how a savvy novelist may detect the futurelong before a social scientist does. This intense 1907 thrillera precursor toworks by Graham Greene and John le Carreconcerns a British double agent whoinfiltrates a cabal of anarchists. Conrad explores political and criminalintrigue in a modern society building to a climax that the critic F. R. Leavisdeemed one of the most astonishing triumphs of genius in fiction. «