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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... manager himself ' was there . All quite correct . ' Everybody had behaved splendidly ! splendidly ! ' - ' you must , ' he said in agitation , ' go and see the general manager at once . He is waiting ! " " I did not see the real ...
... manager , two years more and . . . but I daresay you know what he will be in two years ' time . You are of the new gang - the gang of virtue . The same people who sent him specially also recommended you . Oh , don't say no . I've my own ...
... manager , looking back malevolently at the place we had left . ' He must be English , ' I said . ' It will not save him from getting into trouble if he is not careful , ' muttered the manager darkly . I observed with assumed innocence ...