(PDF) Heart of Darkness Full

(PDF) Heart of Darkness Full

(PDF) Heart of Darkness Full
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A new edition of Heart of Darkness, the 1899 masterpiece by Polish-British
novelist Joseph Conrad about a voyage up the Congo River into the Heart of
Africa.The story is narrated by Charles Marlow, recalling his obsessive quest
to locate the ivory trader Kurtz, who has become ensconced deep in the jungle
managing a remote outpost. As he ventures further and further down the
Congo, Marlow finds himself and his surroundings become increasingly
untethered.Heart of Darkness has been widely re-published and translated into
many languages. It provided the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979
film Apocalypse Now. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Heart of Darkness
67th on their list of the 100 best novels in English of the twentieth century.
Literary critic Harold Bloom wrote that Heart of Darkness had been analysed
more than any other work of literature that is studied in universities and
colleges, which he attributed to Conrad's unique propensity for ambiguity.
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-British writer, regarded by many as
one of the finest English-language novelists of the 20th century. An early
modernist, his narrative style, anti-heroic characters, and focus on the
psychological lives of his protagonists were extremely influential on other
authors. Conrad's experience as a Polish emigre to Great Britain also brought
a unique perspective to his novels, often set on the outskirts of the British
Empire with a focus on the costs of imperialism and colonialism. Among his
most popular and influential works were Heart of Darkness (1899), Lord Jim
(1900), Typhoon (1902), Nostromo (1904), The Secret Agent (1907), and
Under Western Eyes (1911).