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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... seemed astounded at anybody attempting such a thing . They were at a loss for an adequate motive . As to me , I seemed to see Kurtz for the first time . It was a distinct glimpse : the dugout , four paddling savages , and the lone white ...
... seemed to enter the house with me - the stretcher , the phantom - bearers , the wild crowd of obedient worshipers , the gloom of the forests , the glitter of the reach between the murky bends , the beat of the drum , regular and muffled ...
... seemed to have grown darker , as if all the sad light of the cloudy evening had taken refuge on her forehead . This fair hair , this pale visage , this pure brow , seemed surrounded by an ashy halo from which the dark eyes looked out at ...