The Penguin English Library presents Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, a classic novel about a steamboat journey upstream in the Congo. Marlow, a sailor, follows his mission to Kurtz, a European ivory trader who is feared and revered by both colonists and the indigenous population as an almost godlike figure. This edition is an important literary work within the genre of classic fiction.
Description
The Penguin English Library Edition of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The novel explores themes such as imperialism and the human psyche. As Marlow's boat moves deeper into the dark heart of the African jungle, his faith in civilization and in himself wavers. The work is widely regarded as an essential indictment of the excesses of imperialism.
This edition is part of the well-known Penguin English Library, a collection of one hundred influential English literary works from the eighteenth century to the First World War.
Product details
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Series: The Penguin English Library
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 27 September 2012
- Number of pages: 128
- ISBN: 9780141199788
- Theme: Classic fiction: literary and general
- BISAC: FICTION / Classics
About the author
Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was born in Ukraine and was a British citizen. After a career in the merchant marine, he began writing successfully. He published among other Almayer's Folly, Lord Jim, Nostromo and The Secret Agent. His novels, including Heart of Darkness, are part of the Penguin English Library collection.