Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness — Originally published serially as a three-part story, Heart of Darkness is a short but thematically complex novel exploring colonialism, humanity, and what constitutes a savage society. Set in the Congo in Central Africa, the tale is told in the frame of the recollections of one Charles Marlow, a captain of a steamer used in the ivory trade. Marlow’s search for the mysterious and powerful “first-class agent” of the trading company, Kurtz, gives way to a nuanced and powerful commentary on the horrors of colonialism, called by some the most analyzed work at university-level instruction.

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