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The Heart of Darkness and Other Tales

(The Complete Short Fiction of Joseph Conrad)

By Samuel Hynes, Joseph Conrad

(56)

| Leather Bound | 9781851960576

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The finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with
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The finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with
Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption
and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia, and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and
bibliography.

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  • I only read "The heart of Darkness". A bit difficult to understand in some parts for a non-english native speaker but nevertheless the story really caught me

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    Farfan Eduardo said on Nov 7, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Those who say that this is a racist and pro-colonialist novella don't know anything about how to read fiction. Conrad's masterpiece is a must-read for every literature person.

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    Alper Sarikaya said on May 24, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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