About

SYLVIA WEISER WENDEL was born in Staten Island, New York. She holds degrees in English and Creative Writing from Brandeis University, Boston University, and the University of Iowa. Since 2015, she has been contributing book reviews to Joseph Conrad Today, the newsletter of the Joseph Conrad Society of America. Her most recent books are North Dakota Curious: A New Guide to the State, and a novel, Groundwater, both available on Amazon. She is retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District, where she taught English and ESL. She lives in southern California.

PRAISE for Sylvia Wendel’s JOSEPH CONRAD FAN FICTION

“Sylvia Wendel’s resuscitation of Conrad’s characters in new guises and situations delivers little gems of wit and irony. These clever afterlives provide sophisticated entertainment.”

- Hugh Epstein, Secretary, Joseph Conrad Society of the U.K.

“An imaginative and provocative ‘whodunnit.’ A tongue-in-cheek homage to Conrad’s famously ironic approach. Light-hearted and neatly woven, this is fan fiction for the more discerning reader.”

- Kim Salmons, Ph.D., St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, England

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PRAISE for Sylvia Wendel’s JOSEPH CONRAD FAN FICTION

“Sylvia Wendel’s resuscitation of Conrad’s
characters in new guises and situations
delivers little gems of wit and irony. These
clever afterlives provide sophisticated
entertainment.”

- Hugh Epstein, Secretary, Joseph Conrad Society of the U.K.

“An imaginative and provocative ‘whodunnit.’ A tongue-in-cheek homage to Conrad’s famously ironic
approach. Light-hearted and neatly woven, this is fan fiction for the more discerning reader.”

- Kim Salmons, Ph.D., St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, England