Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad

Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. The setting provides the frame for Marlow’s story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between what Conrad calls “the greatest town on earth”, London, and Africa as places of darkness.

Central to Conrad’s work is the idea that there is little difference between “civilized people” and those described as “savages”; Heart of Darkness raises questions about imperialism and racism.

ISBN: 978-1657671928

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