Heart of Darkness & Other Stories
by:
Joseph Conrad (author)
Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly...
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Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781853262401 (1853262404)
Publish date: April 1st 1998
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Historical Fiction,
19th Century,
English Literature,
Short Stories
my recent reading of the poisonwood bible definitely enhanced my reading of this book (for context) because it talks about nearly the same situation - white colonization of the congo, and the ravaging of the land and people by the whites, as well as their lack of understanding of the native people. ...
I originally read this as a junior in high school, and hated it. In fact, this is the only book I've ever destroyed. I had a nice little bonfire with it. Fast forward 14 years...I had to read this for a class at ISU this semester. I read it with a completely different world view than I had as a ...
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