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Heart of darkness : an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, criticism Cover Image Book Book

Heart of darkness : an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, criticism

Conrad, Joseph 1857-1924 (Author). Kimbrough, Robert. (Added Author).

Summary: Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling up river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in a radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but those of Western civilization.

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  • ISBN: 9780393955521 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0393955524 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xvii, 420 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 3rd ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Norton, c1988.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Bibliography: p. [419]-420.

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Subject: Conrad, Joseph -- 1857-1924
Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction
Trading posts -- Fiction
Degeneration -- Fiction
Imperialism -- Fiction
Africa -- Fiction
Genre: Psychological fiction.

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