Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (Norton Critical Edition)

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A masterpiece of twentieth-century writing, Heart of Darkness (1902) exposes the tenuous fabric that holds “civilization” together and the brutal horror at the center of European colonialism. Conrad’s crowning achievement recounts Marlow’s physical and psychological journey deep into the heart of the Belgian Congo in search of the mysterious trader Kurtz. Joyce Carol Oates on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: Heart of Darkness has had an influence that goes beyond the specifically literary. This parable of a man’s ‘heart of darkness’ dramatized in the alleged ‘Dark Continent’ of Africa transcended its late Victorian era to acquire the stature of one of the great, if troubling, visionary works of western civilization.” Editorial Reviews – Heart of Darkness (Norton Critical Edition) From the Publisher A masterpiece of twentieth-century writing, Heart of Darkness (1902) exposes the tenuous fabric that holds “civilization” together and the brutal horror at the center of European colonialism. Conrad’s crowning achievement recounts Marlow’s physical and psychological journey deep into the heart of the Belgian Congo in search of the mysterious trader Kurtz. Joyce Carol Oates on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: Heart of Darkness has had an influence that goes beyond the specifically literary. This parable of a man’s ‘heart of darkness’ dramatized in the alleged ‘Dark Continent’ of Africa transcended its late Victorian era to acquire the stature of one of the great, if troubling, visionary works of western civilization.” What People Are Saying One of the great, if troubling, visionary works of Western civilization. Meet the Writer – Heart of Darkness (Norton Critical Edition) Fact File Name: Joseph Conrad Also Known As: J??sef Teodor Konrad Walecz Korzeniowski (real name) Date of Birth: December 3, 1857 Place of Birth: Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia Date of Death: August 3, 1924 Place of Death: Bishopsbourne, Kent, England Education: T