{"product_id":"2940169491326","title":"An Outcast of the Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Outcast of the Islands\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as mate of a steamer, the Vigar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in \u003ci\u003eAlmayer's Folly\u003c\/i\u003e (1895) and \u003ci\u003eThe Rescue\u003c\/i\u003e (1920), in addition to sharing other characters with those novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel was adapted for the screen in 1952 by director Carol Reed, featuring Trevor Howard as Willems, Ralph Richardson as Lingard, Robert Morley, and Wendy Hiller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TCP Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104621543664,"sku":"2940169491326","price":0.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169491326_p0.jpg?v=1763684206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169491326","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}