YOUTH

'THEN, ON A FINE MOONLIGHT NIGHT, ALL THE RATS LEFT THE SHIP.' FIVE MEN SIT AROUND A MAHOGANY TABLE, DRINKING CLARET. AS THE WINE LOOSENS THEIR TONGUES, ONE TELLS A STORY FROM HIS YOUTH, RECOUNTING THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF THE DOOMED SHIP JUDEA. INSPIRED BY CONRAD'S OWN EXPERIENCES AT SEA, "YOUTH" IS A HAUNTING TALE ABOUT ILL OMENS, THE PASSING OF TIME AND THE MAKING OF A MAN.