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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... took care to- ' They moved off and whispered , then their voices rose again . The extraordinary series of delays is not my fault . I did my best . ' The fat man sighed . Very sad . ' ' And the pestiferous absurdity of his talk ...
... took the same attitude with the spectacled man . He became darkly menacing at last , and with much heat argued that the company had the right to every bit of information about its ' territories . ' And said he , ' Mr. Kurtz's knowledge ...
... took snuff during the interview ) could not tell me what he had been - exactly . He was a universal genius - on that point I agreed with the old chap , who there- upon blew his nose noisily into a large cotton handkerchief and withdrew ...