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Acclaimed as one of Joseph Conrads finest literary achievements this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenthcentury Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student Razumov as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy In a plot that twists and turns Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official Increasingly enmeshed in the radicals political intrigue he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionarys sister and mother A fascinating character study Under Western Eyes hauntingly reveals Razumovs preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful truths and values of human integrity and moral strength