Monument Joseph Conrad romantic maritime historian

Monument to Joseph Conrad, actually Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski Joseph, writer and marine painter of Polish origin, is in the final stretch of the South Pier. It is by Danuta and Zbigniew Koseda and was unveiled in 1976. Korzeniowski is an outstanding work of an isolated phenomenon in the literature, combining the romantic trend of positivism. Swimming as a sailor on many ships visited ports in Australia and Oceania, the Far East and Central America. He was also the captain of the steamer plying the Congo (voyage 1890). In 1894 he resigned from the service in the Navy and settled permanently in London. In 1889 he began to write his first novel, Almayer's Folly, which was published six years later (29 April 1895). However, despite the recognition of criticism was not well-known writer - only in 1916 with the release of the game gained popularity and fortune came from the financial problems plaguing it. All of his books are based on autobiographical, on what Conrad experienced, heard or saw during his travels. Although it is considered one of the greatest stylists in all English literature, is the end of life spoke English with a strong foreign ("Polish") accent.