THE FOLIO SOCIETY

In a South American country gripped by revolution, the silver from the isolated province of Sulaco becomes a powerful symbol of resistance for its inhabitants. It must be kept from the hands of the rebels. Charles Gould, owner of the silver mine, entrusts the duty to the flamboyant Italian sailor Nostromo. With the help of Decoud, a cynical journalist, Nostromo sails the lighter with its precious cargo out into the black gulf to play cat and mouse with the official steamers. But even when hidden, the treasure exerts a powerful corrupting influence. In perhaps Conrad’s greatest and most imaginative novel, ‘the passions of men short-sighted in good and evil’ are played out on the stage the author knew and loved best – the sea.