# Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River

By Joseph Conrad.

"Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River" by Joseph Conrad is a novel published in 1895. Set in the Borneo jungle, it follows Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer, who dreams of finding hidden gold and building wealth. Married to a native Malayan woman with a mixed-heritage daughter Nina, Almayer's obsessive pursuit of riches leads to tragedy when a Malayan prince arrives and falls in love with Nina. The story explores colonialism, family loyalty, and the devastating consequences of impossible dreams. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Dutch -- Borneo -- Fiction; Didactic fiction; Imperialism -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Trading companies -- Fiction; Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Borneo -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Almayer's Folly](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/7076) by Joseph Conrad (7 h 17 min, English)
- [Almayer's Folly (Version 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/17352) by Joseph Conrad (6 h 44 min, English)
- [Almayer's Folly (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/7170) by Joseph Conrad (6 h 16 min, English)

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