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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad ยท 1990

ISBN: 0486264645 9780486264646

Category: Fiction / Classics

Page count: 72

In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Traveling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society.