A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what… - Joseph Conrad

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A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth.

Joseph Conrad

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Joseph Conrad (3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish writer, working in England, regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language.

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Alternative Names: Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski • Józef Teodor Nałęcz Konrad Korzeniowski

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A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth. - Joseph Conrad

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