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Heart of Darkness, second edition

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Heart of Darkness, second edition

by Joseph Conrad
Editor: D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke

Broadview Press | August 16, 1999 | Trade Paperback

The story of Marlow travelling upriver in central Africa to find Kurtz, an ivory agent as consumed by the horror of human life as he is by physical illness, has long been considered a classic, and continues to be widely read and studied This edition, edited by one of the leading figures in ''the Conrad controversy,'' includes an introduction and explanatory notes, as well as a fascinating variety of contemporary documents that help to set this extraordinary work in the context of the period from which it emerged. The introduction and bibliography have been updated, and two new appendices have been added; the second of these is a selection of Alice Harris''s extraordinary but little-known photographs documenting the horrors of colonialism in turn-of-the-century Congo.
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    Rating: 3/5

    Dark

    A.R.P. Nicholl

    3 months ago

    I've had this book on my book shelf for about three years now, every since my grandfather passed away and it's just been itching me to read it. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it, I just felt I had to read it. It's one of those books your "suppose" to read. I find that the book stays true to the title. I think that's what bothers me the most about the book, but also makes it a book you should read, is the darkness. It's so unnerving and sad to say but present in today's society as it was when the book was written . . . cold . . . ruthless . . . human nature. . .

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    Rating: 4/5

    'The horror, the horror'

    Matthew McCarthy

    2 years ago

    While I read Lord Jim about 5 years ago, Heart of Darkness isn't something I picked up until this Christmas break. A thought-provoking novel and at times difficult to read. As many people have said it truly is one of the essential reads of the 20th century. Some may get more out of this novel than others as an understanding of the history of the Congo during the era of Leopold II will give a better appreciation of Conrad's work.

    A good book overall. Also, Heart of Darkness has one of my favourite endings ever, ranking just below the encounter of Humbert and Quilty in Lolita.

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    Rating: 3/5

    I read it because I felt I had to.

    Josh Treleaven

    4 years ago

    I read it because I felt I had to. It was one of those books, and I have more than a few on my shelf now, that you simply get told again and again that these are VERY IMPORTANT BOOKS, and YOU MUST READ them. I thought it was good and all, and I made it to the end, but I didn't leave with any new understanding. Except maybe for that passage about the Thames in Roman times.

    ...Which has something to do with the title of the book, the Heart of Darkness, warning against hubris in a strange land, but also warning that success isn't all it's cracked up to be. Soon after I read this, I rented Apocalypse Now, and that clarified things a little bit, at least in my mind, about what it means to "win" a war.

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From Our Editors

A leading international figure who was in the midst of the "Conrad controversy" delivers up an edition of this classic that puts the story in its proper context for contemporary readers. This is the classic tale of Marlow, who travels up-river in central Africa in search of Kutz, an ivory trader consumed by the horror of human life and physical illness. This edition of Heart of Darkness includes an introduction, explanatory notes and various contemporary documents to help readers visualize and understand the novel and the time frame in which the novel took place.

 

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The story of Marlow travelling upriver in central Africa to find Kurtz, an ivory agent as consumed by the horror of human life as he is by physical illness, has long been considered a classic, and continues to be widely read and studied This edition, edited by one of the leading figures in ''the Conrad controversy,'' includes an introduction and explanatory notes, as well as a fascinating variety of contemporary documents that help to set this extraordinary work in the context of the period from which it emerged. The introduction and bibliography have been updated, and two new appendices have been added; the second of these is a selection of Alice Harris''s extraordinary but little-known photographs documenting the horrors of colonialism in turn-of-the-century Congo.

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The story of Marlow travelling upriver in central Africa to find Kurtz, an ivory agent as consumed by the horror of human life as he is by physical illness, has long been considered a classic, and continues to be widely read and studied This edition, edited by one of the leading figures in ''the Conrad controversy,'' includes an introduction and explanatory notes, as well as a fascinating variety of contemporary documents that help to set this extraordinary work in the context of the period from which it emerged. The introduction and bibliography have been updated, and two new appendices have been added; the second of these is a selection of Alice Harris''s extraordinary but little-known photographs documenting the horrors of colonialism in turn-of-the-century Congo.

About the Author

D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke is a professor of English at the University of Kelanyia, Sri Lanka, and a former Chair of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. His other books include Joseph Conrad: Beyond Culture and Background (St. Martin''s Press, 1991), and Salman Rushdie (St. Martin''s Press, 1998).

Trade Paperback

258 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 in

August 16, 1999

Broadview Press

English


1551113074
9781551113074

From the Critics

"[This edition is] far better than anything else on the market today."

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