num_pages: 218
description: Dark allegory of a journey up the Congo River and the narrator's encounter with the mysterious Mr. Kurtz. Masterly blend of adventure, character study, psychological penetration. For many, Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.
language: English
title: Heart of Darkness
titlecomplete: Heart of Darkness
characters: Kurtz, Charles Marlow
genres: Read For School, Historical Fiction, Africa, School, Novels, Literature, High School, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 497456
places: Congo Free State, Africa, Brussels, Belgium, Belgian Congo
publisher: Penguin Classic