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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... savage clamor that had swept by us on the river bank , behind the blind whiteness of the fog . " Two pilgrims were quarreling in hurried whispers as to which bank . ' Left . ' ' No , no ; how can you ? Right , right , of course . ' ' It ...
... Savage Customs had intrusted him with the making of a report , for its future guidance . And he had written it , too . I've seen it . I've read it . It was eloquent , vibrating with eloquence , but too high - strung , I think . Seven ...
... Savage Customs , ' with the postscriptum torn off . He took it up eagerly , but ended by sniffing at it with an air of contempt . This is not what we had a right to expect , ' he remarked . ' Expect nothing else , ' I said . ' There are ...