9780141441672
Heart of Darkness
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Marlow, a seaman and a wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Travelling up the river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraithlike figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but those of Western civilization. A haunting and hugely influential Modernist masterpieces, Heart of Darkness (1899) explores the limits of human experience as well as the nightmarish realities of imperialism.

Part of a major series of editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains Conrad's The Congo Diary, a chronology, further reading, notes, a map of the Congo, a glossary, and an introduction discussing the author's experiences in Africa, the narrative and symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness, and critical responses to the novel.
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  • Copyright
    Copyright
  • Format
    Softcover
  • Grade Level
    Grade 9 to 12
  • Number of Pages
    136 Pages
Marlow, a seaman and a wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Travelling up the river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraithlike figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but those of Western civilization. A haunting and hugely influential Modernist masterpieces, Heart of Darkness (1899) explores the limits of human experience as well as the nightmarish realities of imperialism.

Part of a major series of editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains Conrad's The Congo Diary, a chronology, further reading, notes, a map of the Congo, a glossary, and an introduction discussing the author's experiences in Africa, the narrative and symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness, and critical responses to the novel.
  • Author
  • Consumable
    No
  • Copyright
    Copyright
  • Format
    Softcover
  • Grade Level
    Grade 9 to 12
  • Number of Pages
    136 Pages