Heart of Darkness
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Subjects: Europeans--Africa--Fiction; Trading posts--Fiction; Degeneration--Fiction; Imperialism--Fiction; Africa--Fiction
Description: <p>Originally published serially as a three-part story, <i>Heart of Darkness</i> is a short but thematically complex novel exploring colonialism, humanity, and what constitutes a savage society. Set in the Congo in Central Africa, the tale is told in the frame of the recollections of one Charles Marlow, a captain of an ivory steamer. Marlow’s search for the mysterious and powerful “first-class agent” Kurtz gives way to a nuanced and powerful commentary on the horrors of colonialism, called by some the most analyzed work at university-level instruction.</p>