num_pages: 132
description: A novella about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, as told by the story's narrator Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness.
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: Wildside Press