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Penguin Select Classics
| Author:
Joseph Conrad
| Language:
Engilish
| Format:
Paperback
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Penguin Select Classics
Author:
Joseph Conrad
Language:
Engilish
Format:
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“One can’t live with one’s finger everlastingly on one’s pulse.”
Charles Marlow, an English seaman, is an ivory trader on the Congo River in Central Africa. The story is a narration of his experiences as he journeys up the river in search of another trader named Mr. Kurtz.
As Marlow sails into the heart of Africa, he is horrified and confused by the brutalities he sees displayed at the hands of the traders; the torture, slavery and horror that is part of every-day life in that part of the world.
What happens when Marlow finally meets Kurtz? Will he question all of his assumptions and beliefs about civilization and human nature?
It’s a journey into the power struggle and dark truths of European Colonialism, displaying the blatant horrors human suppression. An evocative, thought-provoking book, forcing the reader to seek answers to the harsh realities of civilised life.
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“One can’t live with one’s finger everlastingly on one’s pulse.”
Charles Marlow, an English seaman, is an ivory trader on the Congo River in Central Africa. The story is a narration of his experiences as he journeys up the river in search of another trader named Mr. Kurtz.
As Marlow sails into the heart of Africa, he is horrified and confused by the brutalities he sees displayed at the hands of the traders; the torture, slavery and horror that is part of every-day life in that part of the world.
What happens when Marlow finally meets Kurtz? Will he question all of his assumptions and beliefs about civilization and human nature?
It’s a journey into the power struggle and dark truths of European Colonialism, displaying the blatant horrors human suppression. An evocative, thought-provoking book, forcing the reader to seek answers to the harsh realities of civilised life.
About Author
Joseph Conrad (1857- 1924). He was a Polish-British writer who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language. He was born on December 3, 1857, in Berdychiv, Ukraine. Conrad eventually joined the British Merchant Navy and became a naturalized British citizen in 1886. Conrad’s experiences at sea had a profound influence on his writing and he would later draw upon his adventures and observations in his novels and stories. In 1895, Conrad published his first novel, Almayer’s Folly. Conrad’s writing was marked by its complex characters, psychological depth and vivid depictions of the sea and the exotic locales he had visited.
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