El agente secreto

Synopsis of El agente secreto

«El agente secreto» is Joseph Conrad's spy novel, published by Seix Barral in hardback (335 pages, in Spanish).

Adolf Verloc, an undercover agent who runs a shop in Soho, lives with his wife Winnie and her brother Stevie. The failed bombing in which he becomes involved brings to light the connections between international terrorism, the police and corrupt diplomacy, with an irony that runs through the entire narrative.

The novel originally appeared in 1907 under the title «The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale». This 1983 edition belongs to the Obras Maestras de la Literatura Contemporánea collection.

A work of interest for readers of English literature classics and spy fiction, as well as for those who want to glimpse Edwardian London.