HEART OF DARKNESS: AN AUTHORITATIVE TEXT, BACKGROUNDS AND SOURCES, CRITICISM

Conrad, Joseph [Kimbrough, Robert; editor]

ISBN 10: 0393955524 / ISBN 13: 9780393955521

Published by W.W. Norton [1988], New York, 1988

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This is the Norton Critical edition with all of the backgrounds and sources. Very Good in wrappers; text is clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 04536

Bibliographic Details

Title: HEART OF DARKNESS: AN AUTHORITATIVE TEXT, ...

Publisher: W.W. Norton [1988], New York

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Third Edition.

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Synopsis:

In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling 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.

Review:

'As powerful a condemnation of imperialism as has ever been written' --The Observer

'Once experienced, it is hard to let Heart of Darkness go. A masterpiece of surprise, of expression and psychological nuance, of fury at colonial expansion and of how men make the least of life... endlessly readable and worthy of rereading' --The Telegraph