Heart of darkness.
Heart of darkness.
By
:
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Publication Date
:
1900-1999
Genre
:
Historical fiction
Summary
:
a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives in “one of the darkest places on earth.” Marlow suspects something else of Kurtz: he has gone mad.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781892295491
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