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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... grass growing through his ribs was tall enough to hide his bones . They were all there . The supernatural being had not been touched after he fell . And the village was deserted , the huts gaped black , rotting , all askew within the ...
... grass ; the large holes in the peaked roof gaped black from afar ; the jungle and the woods made a background . There was no enclosure or fence of any kind ; but there had been one apparently , for near the house half - a - dozen slim ...
... grass . I remember the exultation with which I said to myself , ' He can't walk - he is crawling on all fours - I've got him . ' The grass was wet with dew . I strode rapidly with clenched fists . I fancy I had some vague notion of ...