Sotheby’s Auction of Books and Manuscripts by Conrad

A remarkable Joseph Conrad collection, billed as the “greatest single-author hoard” ever to appear on the market, is to be sold at auction at Sotheby’s in London this summer. The collection was assembled by Stanley J. Seeger, who died in 2011.

The collection will be sold in two sales, both with around 200 lots. See the following brief announcement from The Guardian online; or, for a full catalogue of items to be auctioned, click here.

The first sale took place on 10 July 2013; full results of that sale are now listed on Sotheby’s website.

Conrad in Persian

Soheil Sommi, an Iranian translator of works by Doris Lessing, Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, and Samuel Beckett, has now translated Conrad’s The Nigger of the Narcissus, The Shadow-Line, and Typhoon into Persian.

See the following brief announcement from the Iran Book News Agency website.

A second printing of The Rescue, translated by Kiomars Parsay, has also been published in Iran after 12 years. Read that announcement here.

Rome Conference: July 2013 (final programme revised 3 May)

The 39th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK) will be held in Rome, 10 – 13 July 2013. Hosted by Professor Richard Ambrosini, the conference will take place at the Università di Roma Tre and other venues in the historic city.

The Call for Papers is now CLOSED. The Conference Programme, travel details, and information on hotel accommodations are available on the Annual Conference page.

The 1st Annual Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society of Japan

The Joseph Conrad Society of Japan will be holding its 1st Annual Conference in Tokyo this summer.

This is a one-day conference, scheduled for Saturday, 22 June 2013, from 10:00 – 17:00. It will take place at Atomi University, Bunkyo Campus, Tokyo, Rms. M2606 and M2604, No. 2 Building. The location is 3 minutes’ walk from Marunouchi Line’s Myogadani underground station.

See the attached flier for more details.

Screening of Hanyut (Almayer’s Folly) with post-film panel discussion

The Culture Capital Exchange (Somerset House) will present U-Wei Haji Saan’s Hanyut, an award-winning adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s first novel, Almayer’s Folly (1895). After the film there will be a short break followed by a panel discussion with the director.

This event is scheduled for Thursday, 6 June 2013. It will take place at: 2nd floor, South Building, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA. Guests will arrive at 5:30 PM for the 6 PM screening of the film, with the panel discussion to follow from 8:15 PM to 9 PM.

The cost is free (there will, however, be a no-show fee of £20).

See the TCCE website for booking and details.

Call for Papers: Joseph Conrad

This panel will take place at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia, November 8-10, 2013.

The organizers welcome papers on any aspect of Joseph Conrad’s life or work. Presenters will have 15-minutes of delivery time.

Please submit abstracts (250-300 words) by May 15, 2013 to Hunt Hawkins, University of South Florida.

Call for Papers: Conrad and Technology

Any papers on Conrad will be considered for this panel, sponsored by the Joseph Conrad Society of America, with preference given to those that address the topic “Conrad and Technology.”

Note that technology should be understood in the broadest sense to include new teaching and research technologies as well as technologies theoretical and thematic in Conrad studies.

Please submit abstracts by May 17, 2013 to Lissa Schneider-Rebozo, University of Wisconsin River Falls.

Cambridge Edition Conrad Volumes to go On Sale

Cambridge University Press includes in its academic book sale beginning 1 February two volumes of the Cambridge Edition – A Personal Record and Twixt Land and Sea – at extremely attractive discount prices (60% off list price).

Scholars and students who might have found the volumes rather dear in the past have an opportunity to acquire these essential resources now for their personal or university libraries. Further details of the sale will be posted on the publisher’s website.

Opera Performance of The Secret Agent

Capitol City Opera’s upcoming production of THE SECRET AGENT, based on Conrad’s 1907 novel, runs March 15 and 16 @ 8pm, and March 17 @ 3pm at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA USA.

General admission is $30. Discounted tickets for seniors, students, and groups of 10 or more are available for $25.

Please see the attached press release (in PDF) for more details; or, to buy tickets, visit the company’s website.