Heart Of Darkness
'As Powerful a Condemnation of Imperialism as Has Ever Been Written'
$42.80
- Hardcover
112 pages
- Release Date
26 November 1993
Summary
In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrator, Marlowe journeys on business deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men. This short but complex and often ambiguous story…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857151749 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857151747 |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 1993 |
| Weight: | 265g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 131mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
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About The Author
Joseph Conrad
J zef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski was born in the Ukraine on 3 December 1857. His parents were Polish and had both died in exile by the time Conrad was eleven. His uncle then became his guardian and looked after him in Krakow until he was sixteen when he went to sea and sailed on French and British ships. He was made British citizen in 1886 and changed his name to Joseph Conrad. In 1889 Conrad visited the Congo and his experiences there inspired Heart of Darkness. In 1894 he published his first novel, Almayer’s Folly and went on to write nineteen more as well as many short stories, essays and a memoir. In 1896 he married Jessie George and they later had two sons. Conrad died on 3 August 1924.
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