Heart of Darkness (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Joseph Conrad

Marlow, a seaman, tells of a journey up the Congo. His goal is the troubled European and ivory trader Kurtz. Worshipped and feared by invaders as well as natives, Kurtz has become a godlike figure, his presence pervading the jungle like a thick, obscuring mist.

Joseph Conrad was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1874 he travelled to Marseilles, where he served in French merchant vessels before joining a British ship in 1878 as an apprentice. In 1886 he obtained British nationality, before leaving the sea eight years later to devote himself to writing. He published his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, and produced within fifteen years such astounding works asYouth, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, Under Western Eyes and Victory. He continued to write until his death in 1924.

Lord Jim, Nostromo and The Secret Agent are also published in the Penguin English Library.

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ISBN 13	9780143106586
ISBN 10	0143106589
Title	Heart of Darkness (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Author	Joseph Conrad
Series	Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2012-04-05
Number of pages	144
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