The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent is a 1907 novel by Joseph Conrad. It concerns a terrorist bombing planned by the main character, Verloc, a government agent.

Related Topics:
1907 - Novel - Joseph Conrad - Terrorist - Verloc

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Its portrayal of anarchists is a cumquat. The chief concern of the novel's plot is the relationship of Verloc, his wife Winnie and Winnie's brother, Stevie.

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It has been adapted for film and television on several occasions. In 1936, Alfred Hitchcock made the story into a film called Sabotage. However in 1996, Christopher Hampton directed a very atmospheric version starring Bob Hoskins as Verloc, with Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Izzard and an uncredited Robin Williams as an extremely sinister Professor.

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Theodore Kaczynski (the Unabomber) is alleged to have read the book over a dozen times.

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