When Charles Marlow accepts the captaincy of a steamship in the Congo, he witnesses the brutality with which the colonialists treat the African people. Setting off with a crew of cannibals, Marlow is tasked with transporting ivory downriver and rescuing a renowned ivory trader. On his journey Marlow encounters the darkness of the Congo wilderness, the darkness of the Europeans' cruel treatment of the natives, and the darkness within every human being for committing heinous acts of evil.

The Heart of Darkness was based on Joseph Conrad's experiences as a steamship captain in the Congo. Conrad interwove his observations of the darkness in mankind, man's potential for duplicity, and the struggle between good and evil in everyone's soul. Widely regarded as a significant work of British literature, it was adapted by Orson Welles for the Mercury Theatre, and used as the basis for Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

108 pages

Media	Bøker Innbunden bok (Bok med hard rygg og stivt omslag)
Utgitt	27. januar 2021
ISBN13	9781774761632
Utgivere	Engage Books
Antall sider	108
Mål	238 × 160 × 17 mm · 338 g
Språk	Engelsk

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