Flaminio Di Biagi Books

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TIM BUTCHER The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the river is brutal, and unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow's mission to captain a steamer upriver into the dense interior leads him into conflict with the others who haunt the forest. But his decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader who is the subject of sinister rumours, leads him into more than just physical peril. INCLUDES THE STORY 'YOUTH'

they have the same compelling and mysterious power, defying ultimate interpretation. the selection includes bartleby, the enchanted, benito cereno (dramatized by robert lowell) and one of melville's supreme masterpieces, billy budd, sailor. harold beaver's introduction and notes will aid the reader's understanding and enjoyment of one of the most allusive and book-haunted of all writers, 'now recognized as a giant among american men of letters', equal in his own sphere to the greatest of his european contemporaries.

Contenuto: Cuore di tenebra, La laguna, Gli idioti, Un avamposto del progresso, Karain: un ricordo, Il ritorno, Domani, Amy Foster, Il compagno segreto.