Heart of Darkness Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486419347 ISBN-13: 9780486419343 Publisher: Dover Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2013 * Out of Print * Annotation: A dark allegorical masterpiece based on the author's own traumatic experiences in the Belgian Congo, recounts the voyage of Marlow up the Congo River in search of the mysterious Mr. Kurtz -- a white trader whose domination of the local natives had transformed him into a depraved and abominable tyrant. Large print format. Click for more in this series: Dover Large Print Classics |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2001028669 |
Lexile Measure: 910(Not Available) |
Series: Dover Large Print Classics |
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.94" W x 9.3" L (0.45 lbs) 160 pages |
Features: Large Print, Price on Product |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 8659 Reading Level: 9.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." -- Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence. |
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