Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad (Paperback)
And Youth
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Description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TIM BUTCHERThe silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. But his decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader who is the subject of sinister rumours, leads him into more than just physical peril.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9780099511540
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 1 Jul 2008
- Supply Source
- UK
Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Trafalgar Square
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 151
- Dimensions
- 203 x 133 x 13mm (136g)
Annotation
The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of
drumming. Life on the river is brutal and unknown threats lurk in
the darkness. Marlow's decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr
Kurtz, an ivory trader who is the subject of sinister rumours,
leads him into more than just physical peril.
Summary
The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the river is brutal and unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow’s mission to captain a steamer upriver into the dense interior leads him into conflict with those who inhabit the forest. But his decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr. Kurtz—an ivory trader who is the subject of sinister rumors—leads him into more than just physical peril. The short story Youth, in which Marlow tells of his unlucky experience onboard a ship where the cargo caught fire, is also included.
Fiction
- General Subject
- Literature/Classics
- BISAC Subject 1
- Fiction / Classics
- BIC Classification 1
- Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
- Library Subject 1
- Voyages and travels; Psychological aspects; Fiction.
- Academic Subject 1
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
- Dewey Classification
- 823.912
Author Bio
Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski was born in the Ukraine on
3 December 1857. His parents were Polish and had both died in exile
by the time Conrad was eleven. His uncle then became his guardian
and looked after him in Krakow until he was sixteen when he went to
sea and sailed on French and British ships. He was made British
citizen in 1886 and changed his name to Joseph Conrad. In 1889
Conrad visited the Congo and his experiences there inspired Heart
of Darkness. In 1894 he published his first novel, Almayer's Folly
and went on to write nineteen more as well as many short stories,
essays and a memoir. In 1896 he married Jessie George and they
later had two sons. Conrad died on 3 August 1924.
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