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Heart of darkness

Conrad, JosephHampson, Robert(Edited by)Knowles, Owen(Edited by)
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Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialismHeart of Darkness is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in a radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but of those that underpin Western civilization itself. This edition also includes Conrad’sCongo Diary, a glossary, and an introduction discussing the author’s experiences of Africa, critical responses, and the novel’s symbolic complexities.
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Penguin
014190044X / 9780141900445
eBook (EPUB)
823.912
02/08/2007
England
English
Classics
147 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
Quiz No: 207925, Points 10.00, Book Level 9.00,
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