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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... wilderness , like a needle in a bundle of hay - cold , fog , tempests , disease , exile , and death - death skulking in the air , in the water , in the bush . They must have been dying like flies here . Oh , yes - he did it . Did it ...
... wilderness surrounding this cleared speck on the earth struck me as something great and invincible , like evil or truth , waiting patiently for the passing away of this fantastic invasion . " Oh , these months ! Well , never mind ...
... wilderness had patted him on the head , and , behold , it was like a ball - an ivory ball ; it had caressed him , and - lo ! -he had withered ; it had taken him , loved him , embraced him , got into his veins , consumed his flesh , and ...