Heart of DarknessAlthough 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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Now and then a carrier dead in harness, at rest in the long grass near the path,
with an empty water gourd and his long staff lying by his side. A great silence
around and above. Perhaps on some quiet night the tremor of far-off drums,
sinking, ...
The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging
painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind
them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade. "In a few days the
...
On silvery sandbanks hippos and alligators sunned themselves side by side. The
broadening waters flowed through a mob of wooded islands; you lost your way
on that river as you would in a desert, and butted all day long against shoals, ...
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| Título | Heart of Darkness Dover Thrift Editions |
| Autor | Joseph Conrad |
| Edición | reimpresa |
| Editor | Dover Publications, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0486264645, 9780486264646 |
| Largo | 80 páginas |
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