Heart of Darkness -- Joseph Conrad

<p><em>Heart of Darkness</em> (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the so-called heart of Africa. Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. 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 what Conrad calls "the greatest town on earth", London, and Africa as places of darkness.</p><p>Central to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between so-called civilised people and those described as savages; <em>Heart of Darkness</em> raises questions about imperialism and racism.</p><p>Originally issued as a three-part serial story in <em>Blackwood's Magazine</em> to celebrate the thousandth edition of the magazine, <em>Heart of Darkness</em> has been widely re-published and translated into many languages. Famously, the story provided the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film <em>Apocalypse Now</em>. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked <em>Heart of Darkness</em> 67th on their list of the 100 best novels in English of the twentieth century.<br /> </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Joseph Conrad<br><b>Publisher:</b> 12th Media Services<br><b>Published:</b> 01/01/1899<br><b>Pages:</b> 64<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.62lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.31d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781680922530<br><