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Berdichev, Ukraine
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His Uncle, whom he resided with at the time, allowed him to travel to Marseilles and become a seaman
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Conspiracy over the "how" still lingers, some say it was a sword fight.
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He joined the Narcissus in Bombay, a voyage that inspired his 1897 novel "The Nigger of the Narcissus."
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In 1886 he gained both his Master Mariner's certificate and British citizenship, officially changing his name to "Joseph Conrad."
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Dispised the treatment of the people so much that he later wrote " Heart of Darkness" Which we should-- in the spirit of the book-- dispise.
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Conrad stepped down in rank to sail as first mate on the clipper ship Torrens
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In 1894, having served a total of sixteen years in the merchant navy, and having received a bequest from his late uncle Tadeusz Bobrowski.Conrad retired from the sea to devote himself to a literary career. He had begun writing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, already aboard the Torrens.
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Married Jessie George and had two sons, John and Borys
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Heart attack
