9-431: (Redirected from Shadow Line ) The Shadow Line or Shadowline may refer to: The Shadow Line (novel) , a 1917 novel by Joseph Conrad The Shadow Line (album) , an album by Godhead The Shadow Line (TV series) , a UK TV series Smuga cienia or The Shadow Line, a 1976 film by Andrzej Wajda Shadowline , a comic books publisher Shadowline (Epic Comics) ,
18-560: A comic books imprint See also [ edit ] The Shadow Lines , a 1988 novel by Amitav Ghosh Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Shadow Line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Shadow_Line&oldid=1254143584 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
27-592: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Shadow Line (novel) The Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad ; it is one of his later works, being written from February to December 1915. It was first published in 1916 as a serial in New York's Metropolitan Magazine (September—October) in the English Review (September 1916-March 1917) and published in book form in 1917 in
36-516: The UK (March) and America (April). The novella depicts the development of a young man upon taking a captaincy in the Orient , with the shadow line of the title representing the threshold of this development. The novella is notable for its dual narrative structure. The full, subtitled title of the novel is The Shadow-Line, A Confession , which immediately alerts the reader to the retrospective nature of
45-451: The novel. Andrzej Wajda made a 1976 film adaptation of the novel under its Polish title - Smuga cienia . During a lull in the fighting in Berlin during the last few days of World War II , the author of A Woman In Berlin writes that she picks up a copy of this book to read for the first time in many weeks. In the 2004 novel (translation 2005) House of Paper by Carlos Maria Dominguez
54-411: The novella such as the 'ghost' of the previous captain potentially cursing the ship, and the madness of first mate Mr Burns. Conrad himself, however, denied this link in his 'Author's Note' (1920), claiming that although critics had attempted to show this link, "The world of the living contains enough marvels and mysteries as it is." Georges Franju made a 1973 television film La ligne d'ombre based on
63-470: The novella. The ironic constructions following from the conflict between the 'young' protagonist (who is never named) and the 'old' drive much of the underlying points of the novella, namely the nature of wisdom, experience and maturity. Conrad also extensively uses irony by comparison in the work, with characters such as Captain Giles and the ship's 'factotum' Ransome used to emphasise strengths and weaknesses of
72-408: The plot is driven by the narrator's quest for the person who sent a copy of The Shadow Line to a recently deceased colleague. This article about a 1910s novel is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See guidelines for writing about novels . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page . Georges Franju Too Many Requests If you report this error to
81-536: The protagonist. The novel has often been cited as a metaphor of the First World War , given its timing and references to a long struggle and the importance of camaraderie. This viewpoint may also be reinforced by the knowledge that Conrad's elder son, Borys, was wounded in the First World War. Others however see the novel as having a strong supernatural influence, referring to various plot-lines in
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