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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... human thought , so pitiless to human weakness . And , ever since , you have been with him , of course ? ' I said . " On the contrary . It appears their intercourse had been very much broken by various causes . He had , as he informed me ...
... human beings - of naked human beings — with spears in their hands , with bows , with shields , with wild glances and savage movements , were poured into the clearing by the dark - faced and pensive forest . The bushes shook , the grass ...
... human language ; and the deep murmurs of the crowd , interrupted suddenly , were like the responses of some satanic litany . " We had carried Kurtz into the pilot house : there was more air there . Lying on the couch , he stared through ...