P.S. concerning Joseph Conrad- dunno why did you take Lord Jim (ok, many ppl say it's the best of his novels), Nostromo (in a nutshell- a hodge-podge in at least 3-4 themes, hard to read etc...)and The Secret Agent (I have read only fragments) but if you really want to read something by Conrad I would go for The Heart Of Darkness plus An Outpost of Progress. If you read one you must somehow read the other. Much shorter than your selection but they also have a vast range of topics to discuss(the European colonialism, the condition of European conscience concerning slavery etc). There are also many good (short and not only) stories concerning "otherness" but dealing with the Malayan area. And the selection of possible stories is much bigger.
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