Heart of Darkness and Other Stories

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a story of a man who travels into the jungle to seek his fortune and finds an all-consuming moral and spiritual wilderness. This collection includes five of Conrad's best stories, inspired by its somber theme.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2019
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc

The horror! The horror! These are Kurtz's final words in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the story of a man who travels into the jungle to seek his fortune and who instead finds an all-consuming moral and spiritual wilderness. Conrad's enduring tale served as a touchstone for many works of fiction inspired by its somber theme. This collection also includes an additional five of Conrad's best stories:

The Secret Sharer
Youth
Typhoon
Karain: A Memory
Falk: A Reminiscence

In Heart of Darkness, Marlow, a young and adventurous Englishman, embarks on a journey into the heart of the African jungle. He is hired by a mysterious European company to serve as a riverboat captain on the Congo River. As Marlow travels deeper into the jungle, he encounters a group of native people who live in fear and superstition. He also encounters Kurtz, a former European ivory trader who has become a cruel and ruthless dictator.

Kurtz is obsessed with the idea of "the horror" and has become lost in his own sense of power and greed. He has built a small empire of his own in the jungle, and he is willing to do anything to maintain it. Marlow becomes fascinated with Kurtz and begins to question his own morality and sense of purpose.

As Marlow continues his journey, he becomes increasingly aware of the darkness and evil that lurks in the heart of the jungle. He witnesses the brutal exploitation of the native people by Kurtz and his followers, and he begins to feel a sense of guilt and shame for his own involvement in the expedition.

In the end, Marlow confronts Kurtz and discovers that he has become completely lost in his own madness. Kurtz is killed, and Marlow returns to civilization shaken and disillusioned. Heart of Darkness is a powerful and haunting story that explores the dark side of human nature and the corrupting influence of power. It is a classic of modern literature that continues to resonate with readers today.

Weight: 606g
Dimension: 213 x 164 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781435168480