
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad(Author)
Anthony Uyl(Editor)
Devoted Publishing
Published on 30. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
78 pages
978-1-77356-580-4 (ISBN)
Description
Joseph Conrad presents not an adventure, but a slow and unsettling unveiling.
Charles Marlow, a riverboat captain, journeys into the interior of the Congo under the employ of a European trading company, tasked with locating the elusive agent Kurtz. Along the way, he encounters not glory, but exploitation, decay, and a system built on illusion.
Kurtz-once a man of promise and ideals-has become something far more troubling: a figure of immense influence who has cast off restraint entirely. Yet what disturbs Marlow most is not Kurtz alone, but the recognition that his transformation is not an anomaly, but a revelation.
As the river narrows and the wilderness presses in, Marlow is forced to confront an unsettling truth: the darkness he seeks is not confined to distant lands, but exists at the very core of human nature-and the civilization that claims to oppose it.
More details
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
128 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77356-580-4 (9781773565804)
Schweitzer Classification