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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... wanted . We had plates that would do , but nothing to fasten them with . And every week the messenger , a lone Negro , letter bag on shoulder and staff in hand , left our station for the coast . And several times a week a coast caravan ...
... wanted to shoot me , too , one day — but I don't judge him . ' ' Shoot you ! ' I cried . ' What for ? ' ' Well , I had a small lot of ivory the chief of that village near my house gave me . You see I used to shoot game for them . Well ...
... wanted nursing , it was my imagination that wanted soothing . I kept the bundle of papers given me by Kurtz , not knowing exactly what to do with it . His mother had died lately , watched over , as I was told , by his Intended . A clean ...