Joseph_conrad_korsarz_sluchowisko May 2026

Originally aired on Polish Radio Program II (Dwójka).

The novel's motto—"Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life, does greatly please"—is taken from Edmund Spenser and was later inscribed on Conrad’s own tombstone. The Polish Radio Adaptation joseph_conrad_korsarz_sluchowisko

Written by Krystyna Kraśniewska , the script translates Conrad’s dense prose into a format designed for audio, emphasizing the tension of the coastal setting and the internal conflict of Peyrol. Key Details: Originally aired on Polish Radio Program II (Dwójka)

The radio drama version is a classic of the Polskie Radio "Theater of the Imagination." Andrzej Zakrzewski. Key Details: The radio drama version is a

You can often find archival broadcasts or information about upcoming airings on the official Polskie Radio website, which periodically revisits classic adaptations of Joseph Conrad's works.

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the story follows Jean Peyrol, a retired master-gunner and former "Brother of the Coast" (pirate), who seeks a quiet life on a remote farm called near the French Mediterranean coast.

It captures the final days of the "Brother of the Coast" as he is drawn back into naval conflict to protect his new home and the woman he loves. Availability