Con la soga al cuello

Synopsis of Con la soga al cuello

«Con la soga al cuello» is the novel by Joseph Conrad, published by Austral in paperback (222 pages, in Spanish).

The novel follows Captain Whalley, a veteran seaman who, after thirty years in the South Seas, loses his entire fortune at sixty-five. To face adversity he retains only his moral rectitude and his sense of duty, which lead him into a risky venture in a world that turns its back on those values.

The edition is from April 9, 2002 and belongs to the Austral Clásica collection, Narrativa series.

Reading for fans of classic fiction and sea novels with a moral undertone.