num_pages: 317
description: Three stories of the tropics...Heart of DarknessThe haunting story of a journey into the heart of the Congo ivory country, where a remarkable man named Kurtz degenerates while wielding the power of a native deity.Almayer's FollyA European deteriorates on his jungle estate in the Borneo back country, his dreams of wealth and escape frustrated by native intrigue and the loss of his half-caste daughter.The LagoonA pictorially lush landscape provides the setting for this disillusioned tale of a Malayan who unintentionally betrays his brother while securing the woman he loves.
language: English
title: Heart of Darkness; Almayer's Folly; The Lagoon
titlecomplete: Heart of Darkness; Almayer's Folly; The Lagoon
genres: Africa, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Dell Publishing Co, Inc