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Joseph Conrad
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Did not publish his first novel until he was age 37.
Was a perfectionist: He would often spend hours trying to find the right word for every sentence.
He allegedly declined knighthood for his services to literature.
He did not speak English for much of his adult life and learned by listening to sailors on his voyages.
Spoke Russian, Polish, French and English fluently.
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