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Written more than a century ago, this absolutely timeless book and its underlying themes hold just as much significance today. Intense and compelling, Heart of Darkness looks into the darkest recesses of human nature and Conrad takes the reader through a horrific tale in a very gripping voice.
Conrad’s novella is about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Charles Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames.
In little over 100 pages, Conrad explores the darkness in men's hearts as Marlow narrates his travels up the Congo toward his appointment with the steamboat and with fate, in the form of Kurtz, the megalomaniac manager of an ivory trading station. This story is incredibly clever, profound and full of layered descriptions, symbolism and double meanings. It’s a must-read and an absolute certainty for our top 50 classics.
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Heart of Darkness Synopsis
Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Polish novelist Joseph Conrad. The book is about theife of Charles Marlow who works as an ivory transporter on the Congo river in Central Africa. The book talks about Marlow's experience on his perilous journey on the Congo river in order to rescue his employer's agent, a fabled and terrifying Mr. Klutz. The story is a complex elaboration on the modern world's attitude and conscience and explores the differences in the constitution of a barbarian society and a civilized society.As Marlow journeys through Central Africa, he is horrified and perplexed with what he encounters along his way and is distraught by the weight that weighs on his consciousness as he moves forward against all odds to save one man with the death of many he witnesses as he does so. On finally finding Mr. Klutz, Marlow finds himself calling into question all of his assumptions and beliefs about civilization and human nature.Heart of Darkness is a three part serial story that is read in numerous schools by students and is interpreted many a number of times by various critics. It shows Conrad's finest, most intense and most sophisticated way of writing. The book was published in 2001 by Rupa and is available in paperback. Key Features: The novel has been adapted numerous times for film, most famously Apocalypse Now. In 1998, it was ranked as one of the hundred best novels in English of the twentieth century by the Modernibrary.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9788171674794 |
| Publication date: |
4th January 2001 |
| Author: |
Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher: |
Rupa Publications an imprint of Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
144 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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