Born in Polish Ukraine in 1857, Joseph Conrad was the son of patriotic parents. His father was a translator and poet. When his parents were arrested for anti Russian writings, they were exiled and due to prison hardships they passed away. This impact on young Conrad stayed all his life and one can see melancholy in most of his works.
Initially not willing to take up a career in writing, Conrad became a mariner. But writing eventually came to him. Hsi first few novels were about seafaring life and the emotions were of turbulence, danger and hardships. Some examples were the very popular Lord Jim (1900). Some others were An Outcast of the Islands (1896), The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897) and Heart of Darkness (1899).
The Idiots was Joseph Conrad’s first short story. It was written in 1896 during his honeymoon and published in The Savoy magazine later that year.
When a couple have children with congenital abnormality, they are unable to contain it. The family life is disturbed which eventually leads to a tragic end.
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