“THE SEA HAS NEVER BEEN FRIENDLY TO MAN.” JOSEPH CONRAD’S TOPOI IN THE DIGITAL GAME SUNLESS SEA

The aim of this paper is to find connections between the digital game Sunless Sea (Failbetter Games, 2015) and Joseph Conrad’s novels, particularly the ones touching on the subject of sea voyage. Sunless Sea is an exploration role-playing game which focuses on the topics of sailors’ loneliness, dual...

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