{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-by-joseph-conrad","title":"Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription \u0026amp; Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA haunting Modernist masterpiece and the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning film Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness explores the limits of human experience and the nightmarish realities of imperialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad's narrator Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz: dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities. Travelling upriver to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in a radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but also those of western civilisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains Conrad's Congo Diary, a chronology, further reading, notes, a map of the Congo, a glossary and an introduction discussing the author's experiences in Africa, the narrative and symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness and critical responses to the novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited with an introduction by Owen Knowles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Seems to reach into the heart of Conrad himself' Peter Ackroyd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions :\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780141441672\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007-08-02\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007-09-25\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegal Disclaimer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Product images are for illustrative purposes only. Images\/packaging\/ labels may vary from time to time due to changes made by the manufacturer's manufacturing batch and location.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dista","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49611111792879,"sku":"141441674","price":24.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/5177\/2399\/files\/31LgGqJG7nL.jpg?v=1780039175","url":"https:\/\/5ncjz1-5s.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-of-darkness-by-joseph-conrad","provider":"Zkart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}