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Heart of Darkness and The Complete Congo Diary

By Joseph Conrad
Series: Evergreens
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Heart of Darkness and The Complete Congo Diary by Joseph Conrad delves into the journey of Marlow, a steamboat captain, who travels up the Congo River in search of the enigmatic Mr. Kurtz. This gripping narrative explores the darkness within the human soul and critiques the imperialism of the time. Accompanying the novel, Conrad's diary provides a vivid account of his own experiences, enriching the reader's understanding of the thematic layers in the novel.
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Heart of Darkness and The Complete Congo Diary

Renowned for its stylistic boldness and dramatic descriptions, Heart of Darkness is a stark yet subtle examination of the powers of the subconscious and the workings of western imperialism.

"The horror, the horror." The classic.

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On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on the trail of the elusive Kurtz, a brilliant idealist gone rogue. His account relates not only the perils he encounters on his quest, but also the deterioration of his state of mind as he is confronted with a world that is hostile and alien to him.

Renowned for its stylistic boldness and dramatic descriptions, Heart of Darkness is a stark yet subtle examination of the powers of the subconscious and the workings of western imperialism.

Series: Evergreens

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Heart of Darkness and The Complete Congo Diary is considered by some to be one of the most haunting stories ever imagined, as noted by Jorge Luis Borges.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847494016

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 192

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Fiction General Fiction Joseph Conrad Literary Fiction Series: Evergreens

About the Author

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-born English novelist, whose work, most famously Heart of Darkness, took a cynical view of imperialism when the British Empire was at its apogee.

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