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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... thing he wanted to know ' how long it would take to ' ... I interrupted him again . Being hungry , you know , and kept on my feet , too , I was getting savage . ' How could I tell ? ' I said . ' I hadn't even seen the wreck yet - some ...
... thing , or would it handle us ? I felt how big , how confoundedly big , was that thing that couldn't talk , and perhaps was deaf as well . What was in there ? I could see a little ivory coming out from there , and I had heard Mr. Kurtz ...
... things - you know . And I remember I con- founded the beat of the drum with the beating of my heart , and was pleased at ... thing , though indeed he could not have been more irretrievably lost than he was at this very moment , when the ...