Author and historian Ian Burnet grew up in South Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, and has spent thirty years living, working and travelling in Indonesia and wider Southeast Asia. His fascination for the diverse history and culture of the Indonesian archipelago is reflected in his numerous books set in the region.
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‘Fascinating … it will lead many of us to re-read Conrad’s books with new understanding.’ Dr Ron Witton in Inside Indonesia
‘Few Conrad scholars have been to many of the places that feature in his Malay fiction, and it is refreshing to read a book that contains Burnet’s knowledge of Indonesia and of Singapore … a very welcome addition to a complex area of Conrad’s life and writing.’ Dr Andrew Francis in Joseph Conrad Today, Joseph Conrad Society of America
‘[Burnet] builds on Conrad’s own retrospective memory and quotes liberally from the novels to connect the fictional and non-fictional worlds … an indispensable work for anyone interested in Conrad. This is not a work of literary criticism … [rather] an informative introduction to Conrad’s life and works.’ Dr John Butler, Asian Review of Books
‘Takes us through Conrad’s novels, and the various characters that inhabit them … a great read.’ Mark Heyward, author of The Glass Islands: A year in Lombok