An Outcast of the Islands
by Joseph Conradliterary work· published 1896
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An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as mate of a steamer, the Vidar. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in Almayer's Folly (1895) and The Rescue (1920), in addition to sharing other characters with those novels. It is considered by many to be underrated as a work of literature. Conrad romanticizes the jungle environment and its inhabitants in a similar style to that of his Heart of Darkness.
Adaptations (2)
An Outcast of the Islands has been adapted into 2 films, from 1951 to 1980. The most recent is Un reietto delle isole (1980).
Outcast of the Islands1951 · film · 93 min · dir. Carol Reed · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal charges. He persuades the man who gave him his start in life, the merchant ship captain Lingard, to bring him to a trading post on a remote Indonesian island where he can hide out.
Un reietto delle isole1980 · film · dir. Giorgio Moser · IMDb ↗TV-adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Outcast of the Islands".
