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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Subjects
Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction.
Trading posts -- Fiction.
Degeneration -- Fiction.
Imperialism -- Fiction.
Primitive societies -- Fiction.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction.
Africa -- Fiction.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction.
Trading posts -- Fiction.
Degeneration -- Fiction.
Imperialism -- Fiction.
Primitive societies -- Fiction.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction.
Africa -- Fiction.
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Heart of darkness / Joseph Conrad.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Penguin, 1985, c1983.
Call #:
FICTION CON
Subjects
Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction.
Trading posts -- Fiction.
Degeneration -- Fiction.
Imperialism -- Fiction.
Primitive societies -- Fiction.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction.
Africa -- Fiction.
Series
Penguin classics.
Penguin twentieth-century classics.
ISBN:
9780143106586 (2012 Penguin Books pbk.)
9780007368624 (Collins Classics/Harper Press pbk. 2010)
0140431683 (pbk.)
9780679428015 (1993 Everyman's Library hc.)
0679428011 (1993 Everyman's Library hc.)
0140180907 (20th Century classics pbk.)
9780140281637 (1999 Penguin softcover)
9781551113074 (Broadview Literary Texts pbk. ed.)
9780307290779 (2006 Premier Classics trade pbk.)
9780141441672 (2007 Penguin Classics pbk.)
Description:
1 v. (various pagings).
Notes:
First published in 1902 with the story "Youth" and thereafter published separately.
1993 Everyman's Library hardcover edition has an introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg.
1985 Penguin edition is edited with an introduction by Paul O'Prey.
2007 Penguin Classics edition is edited with notes by Robert Hampson.
2012 Penguin Books paperback edition has an introduction by Adam Hochschild; notes and apparatus by Timothy S. Hayes.
[This record reflects various editions with several different introductions by various people].
Summary:
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.
Classic fiction.
Other authors:
O'Prey, Paul, 1956-
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2
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION CON
1993
Adult books
Checked out
Aug 26, 2024
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Central Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION CON
Adult Trade Paperback Books
Checked in
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Central Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION CON
Adult Trade Paperback Books
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J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION CON
1993
Adult books
Checked in
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