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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... tell ? We were cut off from the comprehension of our surroundings ; we glided past like phantoms , won- dering and secretly appalled , as sane men would be before an enthusiastic outbreak in a madhouse . We could not understand because ...
... tell you , ' he cried , ' this man has enlarged my mind . ' He opened his arms wide , staring at me with his little blue eyes that were perfectly round . ” III " I looked at him , lost in astonishment . There he was before me , in ...