| Heart of Darkness Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1985571587 ISBN-13: 9781985571587 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.88 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 970 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5" W x 8" (0.23 lbs) 98 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, 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, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness. Central to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between so-called civilised people and those described as savages; Heart of Darkness raises questions about imperialism and racism. Originally issued as a three-part serial story in Blackwood's Magazine to celebrate the thousandth edition of the magazine, Heart of Darkness has been widely re-published and translated into many languages. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Heart of Darkness sixty-seventh on their list of the hundred best novels in English of the twentieth century. |