Heart of Darkness Penguin 9780141441672 A haunting Modernist masterpiece and the

A haunting Modernist masterpiece and the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning film Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness explores the limits of human experience and the nightmarish realities of imperialism. Conrad's narrator Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz: dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities. Travelling upriver 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 also those of western civilisation. Part of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains Conrad's Congo Diary, a chronology, further reading, notes, a map of the Congo, a glossary and an introduction discussing the author's experiences in Africa, the narrative and symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness and critical responses to the novel.

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Штрих-код: 9780141441672
Цвет: Чёрный
ISBN: 9780141441672
Объем: 192
Ширина: 130 мм
Длина: 197 мм
Высота: 13 мм
Серия: Penguin Classics
Автор: Конрад Джозеф
Год: 2007
Вес: 146 г
Группа: Книги
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