{"product_id":"9781632951922","title":"Typhoon (Illustrated)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTyphoon is a classic sea yarn, possibly based upon Conrad's actual experience of seaman's life, and probably on a real incident aboard of the real steamer John P. Best. It describes how Captain MacWhirr sails the Siamese steamer Nan-Shan into a typhoon—a mature tropical cyclone of the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. Other characters include the young Jukes - most probably an \"alter ego\" of Conrad from the time he had sailed under captain John McWhir - and Solomon Rout, the chief engineer. The novel classically evokes the seafaring life at the turn of the century. While Macwhirr, who, according to Conrad, \"never walked on this Earth\" - is emotionally estranged from his family and crew, and though he refuses to consider an alternate course to skirt the typhoon, his indomitable will in the face of a superior natural force elicits grudging admiration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flying Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152029991152,"sku":"9781632951922","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781632951922_p0.jpg?v=1763675858","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781632951922","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}