Heart of DarknessDover Publications, 1990 M07 1 - 80 páginas Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." — Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence. |
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... began to run , to hear about one of Marlow's inconclusive experiences . " I don't want to bother you much with what happened to me personally , " he began , showing in this remark the weakness of many tellers of tales who seem so often ...
... began to write again . The sick man was too ill to groan . The flies buzzed in a great peace . " Suddenly there was a growing murmur of voices and a great tramping of feet . A caravan had come in . A violent babble of uncouth sounds ...
... began to speak as soon as he saw me . I had been very long on the road . He could not wait . Had to start without me . The up - river stations had to be relieved . There had been so many delays already that he did not know who was dead ...