*'Heart of Darkness,'* which appeared at the very beginning of our century, 'was a Cassandra cry announcing the end of Victorian Europe, on the verge of transforming itself into the Europe of violence,' wrote the critic Czeslaw Milosz. Originally published in 1902, *Heart of Darkness* remains
Heart of Darkness & The Congo Diary
โ Scribed by Conrad, Joseph
- Book ID
- 107911860
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- Penguin Enriched eBook Classic
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781440657597
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โฆ Synopsis
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling up river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. A haunting and hugely influential Modernist masterpiece, Heart of Darkness explores the limits of human experience as well as the nightmarish realities of imperialism. Part of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this Enriched eBook contains Conrad's Congo Diary.
Enriched eBook Features Editor Timothy S. Hayes provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic:- Filmography- Telling Africa's Story Today: Recent Films About Africa- Contemporary Reviews of Heart of Darkness- Further Reading- Character Sketches- Diagram of a Typical Congo Steamer, ca. 1890- Images of the Congo- Enriched eBook Notes
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