Under Western Eyes
by Joseph Conrad
459 pages~8 hrs
“In a world of secrets, even silence is a betrayal.”
Trapped between a brutal autocracy and a violent revolution, a quiet university student is forced into a shadow world of high-stakes espionage. Joseph Conrad's masterwork explores the devastating cost of betrayal when every choice leads to tragedy.
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