From the rear cover
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.
In its combination of narrative and symbolic power, masterly character study and acute psychological penetration, Heart of Darkness ranks as a landmark of modern fiction. It is a book no serious student of literature can afford to miss.
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- Title Heart of Darkness
- Author Joseph Conrad
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 80
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, New York
- Date 1990-07-01
- ISBN 9780486264646 / 0486264645
- Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
- Dimensions 8.21 x 5.3 x 0.22 in (20.85 x 13.46 x 0.56 cm)
- Ages 11 to UP years
- Grade levels 6 - UP
- Reading level 910
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Africa
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90003492
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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