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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... Lights of ships moved in the fairway - a great stir of lights going up and going down . And farther west on the upper ... Light came out of this river since you say knights ? Yes ; but it is like a running blaze on a plain , like a flash ...
... light on everything about me -- and into my thoughts . It was somber enough , too - and pitiful - not extraordinary in any way - not very clear either . No , not very clear . And yet it seemed to throw a kind of light . " I had then ...
... light was within a foot of his eyes . I forced myself to murmur , ' Oh , nonsense ! ' and stood over him as if transfixed . " Anything approaching the change that came over his features I have never seen before , and hope never to see ...