En marge des marées

audiobook

En marge des marées

by Joseph Conrad

FR·~6 hours·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total

NOTE DU TRADUCTEUR

1:15

NOTE DE L’AUTEUR

10:29

LE PLANTEUR DE MALATA - I

2:34:46

L’ASSOCIÉ

1:20:39

L’AUBERGE DES DEUX SORCIÈRES

1:07:43

A CAUSE DES DOLLARS

1:21:39

TABLE

0:12

Description

A modest yet vivid gathering of sea‑touched tales invites listeners to step onto shores where ordinary lives are subtly reshaped by water’s quiet presence. The narrator’s own notes reveal a deliberate choice to keep the ocean as a background companion rather than a dominant stage, allowing the characters—sailors, island dwellers, and those pulled between shore and tide—to expose their inner struggles against duty, regret, and the relentless march of responsibility.

Conrad’s prose blends a restrained romanticism with precise observation, turning isolated settings into mirrors for universal anxieties. Listeners will hear the pulse of daily hardship softened by an inner glow, as each story paints the harshness of existence with a faint, hopeful hue, promising a thoughtful, atmospheric journey that lingers long after the tide recedes.

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Language

fr

Duration

~6 hours (380K characters)

Release date

Oct 14, 2025

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

1857–1924

A Polish-born sailor who became one of the great masters of English prose, Joseph Conrad transformed his years at sea into haunting stories of adventure, moral uncertainty, and the darkness within the human heart. His enduring works include Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Nostromo.

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