Joseph Conrad ( 3 December 1857 â `` 3 August 1924 ) ( real name : JÃ zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski ) was a Polish writer , regarded as one of the greatest English-language novelists . Joseph Conrad ( born JÃ zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski ; 3 December 1857 â `` 3 August 1924 ) was a Polish-born English novelist .