Description
Under Western Eyes is a story of revolutionaries set in Switzerland and Russia. An atmosphere of ominous suspense hangs over this narrative of plot and counterplot, loyalty and betrayal.
Conrad's intention was to render not so much the political but the psychological state of Russia in 1911. The various characters owe their existence to the condition of Russia and the emotional reactions of the Russian temperament to the pressure of tyrannical lawlessness and senseless despotism.
ISBN:0140012540