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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.
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Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
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- 2014
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- Title
- Heart of Darkness
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joseph Conrad
- Publisher
- Maple Press
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN13
- 9789350331293
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Adventure, Psychological Topics, Literary Fiction, Social Critique, Colonialism
- First published
- 1899
- Original title
- Heart of Darkness
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- 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.