“I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable greyness, with nothing underfoot, with nothing around, without spectators, without clamour, without glory…”
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a haunting exploration of imperial ambition and the shadows within the human soul. Marlow, an intrepid sailor, ventures up the Congo River on a mission to find the enigmatic Mr. Kurtz—a man revered and feared by all who know him. Along this journey into Africa’s depths, Marlow confronts the hypocrisy of “civilized” society and the abyss at the heart of man.
Atmospheric, unsettling, and profoundly influential, Conrad’s novella scrutinizes the boundaries of civilization and savagery. Heart of Darkness remains an enduring masterwork—a taut, disturbing narrative about power, corruption, and the darkness that dwells within us all.
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First Published: 1899
This edition: 2025
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