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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148888303321

Autore

Conrad Joseph

Titolo

Heart of Darkness

Pubbl/distr/stampa

HarperCollins UK

ISBN

0-00-721887-7

Disciplina

823/.912

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

'The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.'At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious, overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism.