Heart of Darkness: Large Print Edition

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

'I don't like work - no man does - but I like what is in the work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself not for others - what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means.' The story of steamboat captain Marlow's voyage on the Congo River into the Congo Free State, where he meets and becomes fascinated by Mr Kurtz, one of the dominating figures of the region... The book is a rich blend of adventure, human psychology and character development The novella is one of the most discussed books in literature and is controversial for its depiction of the African characters in the story and has been accused of dehumanising the African people. This is an unabridged edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493773220
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/15/2013
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.21(d)
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France