Heart of Darkness

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Joseph Conrad's haunting Modernist masterpiece, now in the beautifully designed Penguin Clothbound Classics series

Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century as a literary classic, and also a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. It reflects the savage repressions carried out in the Congo by the Belgians in one of the largest acts of genocide committed up to that time. Conrad's narrator encounters at the end of the story a man named Kurtz, dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780241655573
Published: July 2024

Number of pages: 192
Width: 136 mm
Height: 206 mm
Depth: 19 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd