Heart of Darkness (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Conrad, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486264645 ISBN 13: 9780486264646

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2000

Inhaltsangabe

RO60006864. HEART OF DARKNESS. 1990. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 72 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.

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Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, andHeart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story."—Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence.
In its combination of narrative and symbolic power, masterly character study and acute psychological penetration,Heart of Darkness ranks as a landmark of modern fiction. It is a book no serious student of literature can afford to miss.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486264645
• ISBN 13: 9780486264646
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80