![]() In the novel, Verloc is a secret agent and a businessman who owns a shop which sells pornographic material, contraceptives and bric-a-brac. Because of its terrorism theme, it was noted as "one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media" two weeks after the September 11 attacks. The Secret Agent deals broadly with anarchism, espionage and terrorism. ![]() He is the novelist of man in extreme situations. Conrad’s influence on later novelists has been profound both because of his masterly technical innovations and because of the vision of humanity expressed through them. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced numerous authors, and many films have been adapted from his works. In the Polish People's Republic, translations of Conrad's works were openly published, except for Under Western Eyes. ![]() Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer. ![]()
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