| Heart of Darkness Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798699362707 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Thrillers - Historical |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives in "one of the darkest places on earth." Marlow suspects something else of Kurtz: he has gone mad. A reflection on corruptive European colonialism and a journey into the nightmare psyche of one of the corrupted, Heart of Darkness is considered one of the most influential works ever written. |