Nostromo Resources

WEBSITES

The Man Himself

Check out Joseph Conrad's awesome life. He makes Jack Kerouac look like a suburban golf-loving real estate agent.

Read the Full Text of Nostromo Online (Since the Actual Book is Pretty Heavy)

You can find it at handy ol' Project Gutenberg.

MOVIE OR TV PRODUCTIONS

Nostromo the Musical!

Okay, not really… but there was a miniseries adaptation in 1996.

ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

Chinua Achebe's Case Against Conrad

Okay, this essay is on Heart of Darkness, but check it out and think about how the argument can apply to Nostromo as well.

Director's Cut

Read an interview with Fernando Ghia, who produced the 1996 miniseries version of Nostromo.

Nostromo Is Still Pretty (Con)Rad

Ibsen Martinez discusses the legacy of Conrad's novel.

Remember How We Said Conrad was Suspicious of Progress?

Check out an NPR article about how some people thought the Unabomber got his ideas from Conrad's The Secret Agent, which is about a dude wants to bomb an observatory to protest scientific advancement.

VIDEO

Gould Meets with Hernández

Check out a clip from the 1996 miniseries.

Montero and Gould Go Head to Head

Another scene from the 1996 movie. Bonus: Colin Firth is Gould.

IMAGES

Check Out the Author Himself

What a 'stache!

Colin Firth and Serena Scott Thomas as the Goulds

Because we know you already picture every English literary character as Colin Firth, right?