Heart of Darkness — Joseph Conrad
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'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad is a landmark novella of modern literature, following the sailor Charles Marlow as he travels up the Congo River in search of Kurtz, an ivory trader whose reputation has become legendary. As Marlow journeys deeper into the Congo, he encounters the violence, exploitation and hypocrisy of European colonialism, while his pursuit of Kurtz becomes an increasingly disturbing confrontation with human nature and the limits of civilisation. First published in three instalments in *Blackwood’s Magazine* in 1899, the novella uses a layered narrative and atmospheric prose to explore imperialism, morality, power and the darkness within the human psyche. Its complex treatment of colonialism and its representation of Africa have also made it an important and contested work in discussions of European literature and empire.
Condition
Very good condition, has annotations
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