Heart of DarknessDover Publications, 01/07/1990 - 80 من الصفحات 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. |
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... meaning of which lies within the shell of a cracked nut . But Marlow was not typical ( if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted ) , and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside , enveloping the tale ...
... mean , without any kind of sense . Voices , voices — even the girl herself — now— ' He was silent for a long time . 99 " I laid the ghost of his gifts at last with a lie , " he began , suddenly . “ Girl ! What ? Did I mention a girl ...
... mean and greedy phantoms . " Kurtz discoursed . A voice ! a voice ! It rang deep to the very last . It survived his ... ( meaning the manager ) ' is capable of prying into my boxes when I am not looking . ' In the afternoon I saw him . He ...