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Heart of Darkness
Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author)

ISBN: 0486264645 ISBN-13: 9780486264646
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 1990
Annotation: In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Classics

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 90003492

Age Level: 11-UP

Grade Level: 6-UP

Lexile Measure: 910(Not Available)

Series: Dover Thrift Editions

Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.3" W x 8.21" L (0.15 lbs) 80 pages

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 8659
Reading Level: 9.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0

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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.
In its combination of narrative and symbolic power, masterly character study and acute psychological penetration, Heart of Darkness ranks as a landmark of modern fiction. It is a book no serious student of literature can afford to miss.

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