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Heart of Darkness

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First published: 1899
Pages: 93

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The seaman Marlow recounts his journey up the Congo River into the heart of colonial Africa in search of the enigmatic ivory trader Kurtz, a brilliant European who has descended into savagery and god-like tyranny among the people he was sent to 'civilize.' Conrad's dark, hypnotic novella exposes the greed, hypocrisy, and horror at the core of imperialism while probing the shadows within the human soul. Ambiguous, haunting, and endlessly interpreted, it stands among the most influential and debated works of modern literature and inspired the film Apocalypse Now. Dense with symbolism and moral unease, Heart of Darkness is a searing meditation on power, madness, and 'the horror' that lurks beneath civilization's mask.

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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though it was his third language. His works probe moral isolation, colonialism, and the darkness within.