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When Charles Marlow travels to Africa to serve as steamboat pilot
for an ivory-trading company, he learns he is to rendezvous with
Kurtz, a trading-post agent held in high regard. But the deeper
Marlow penetrates into the jungle, the grimmer the assessments of
Kurtz become. Described by Conrad himself as “something quite on
another plane than an anecdote of a man who went mad in the Centre
of Africa,†Heart of Darkness has long been regarded as a
powerful appraisal of the fragility of civilization and the
consequences of imperialism. This collection includes another five
of Conrad’s incomparable tales of adventure, including “The
Secret Sharer,†“Youth,†and “Typhoon.†Â
A haunting Modernist masterpiece and the inspiration for Francis
Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning film Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness
explores the limits of human experience and the nightmarish
realities of imperialism. Conrad's narrator Marlow, a seaman and
wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search
of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz: dying, insane, and guilty of
unspeakable atrocities. Travelling upriver to the heart of the
African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic,
wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his
position of power over the local people involves him in a radical
questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but also those
of western civilisation. Part of a major series of new editions of
Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume
contains Conrad's Congo Diary, a chronology, further reading,
notes, a map of the Congo, a glossary and an introduction
discussing the author's experiences in Africa, the narrative and
symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness and critical responses
to the novel. Edited with an introduction by Owen Knowles 'Seems to
reach into the heart of Conrad himself' Peter Ackroyd
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed
behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to
bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into
the heart of darkness.' At the peak of European Imperialism,
steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African
Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader
renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the
unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious,
overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.
The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human
nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the
dangers of imperialism.
Conrad's superlative framed narrative is one of the most
significant works of 20th century literature Truly a modern
classic, this famed account by the seaman Marlow of his search for
the elusive Kurtz, into the heart of the African continent, raises
questions about the nature of civilization and the very soul of
humanity. The book's influence has stretched beyond the realm of
literature so that its most famous phrase--Kurtz's dying "The
horror, the horror," has entered the language, and Francis Ford
Coppola reinterpreted and reset the novel in his hugely successful
1979 film" Apocalypse Now."
A haunting critique of European colonialism in Africa, Heart of
Darkness recounts Charles Marlow's perilous expedition up the Congo
River in search of Mr. Kurtz, the powerful and enigmatic commander
of a Belgian ivory trading post. As Marlow draws closer to and
finally reaches the target of his obsession, admiration turns to
horror at the colonizers' atrocities laid bare before him. Its
famously cryptic narrative structure, richly layered with symbolic
undertones, evokes a hazy, menacing atmosphere that has sparked
countless reinterpretations and adaptations to this day.
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed
behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to
bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into
the heart of darkness.' When Charles Marlow agrees to captain a
steamer up the Congo in search of the elusive ivory trader Mr
Kurtz, it becomes a terrifying journey into both the unknown and
his own subconscious. As he travels deeper and deeper into the
dense jungle, he begins to sense the presence of this extraordinary
and terrible man, and to question the horrifying realities of
European imperialism and of human nature itself. Originally
published as a three-part story in 1899, Conrad's masterpiece has
inspired many further works, including Francis Ford Coppola's
Apocalypse Now, and remains a thought-provoking text to this day.
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Tales of Unrest (Hardcover)
Joseph Conrad; Edited by Allan H. Simmons, J.H. Stape
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The five stories brought together in Tales of Unrest (1898) mark a
turning point in the writer's career. Conrad's first short story
collection evidences a writer firmly in control of his new craft
staking a claim to diverse cultural and fictional territories. The
introduction situates the writing of these stories in Conrad's
career and discusses their sources and contemporary reception. The
explanatory notes identify literary and historical references and
real-life places, and indicate influences. Two maps and six
illustrations enrich the explanatory matter. The essay on the text
lays out the history of the work's composition and publication,
details interventions by Conrad's typists, compositors and editors,
and explains editorial policy. This edition, established through
modern textual scholarship, presents Conrad's stories and his
preface to the collection in forms more authoritative than any so
far printed.
Exam board: Edexcel Level & Subject: AS and A Level English
Literature First teaching: September 2015 First examination: June
2017
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Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
Joseph Conrad; Adapted by Peter Kuper; Foreword by Maya Jasanoff
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Acclaimed illustrator Peter Kuper delivers a visually immersive and
profound adaptation of Joseph Conrad's controversial classic that
"doesn't just retell the book [but] destabilizes it, forcing a
reconsideration" (Etelka Lechoczy, NPR). Longtime admirers of the
novella will appreciate his innovative interpretations, while new
readers will discover a brilliant introduction to a canonical work
of twentieth-century literature.
This edition includes a newly edited text based on the 1902
edition. Textual History and Editing Principles provides an
overview of the controversies and ambiguities surrounding Heart of
Darkness. Included are background and source materials, and
contemporary responses to the novella along with essays in
criticism, including a new section on film adaptations.
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Heart of Darkness (Hardcover)
Joseph Conrad; Adapted by Peter Kuper; Foreword by Maya Jasanoff
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Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness has unsettled generations of
readers with its haunting portrait of colonialism and the brutal
exploitation of African lives. Peter Kuper's graphic adaptation
reimagines this masterpiece for a new generation. Illustrated to
evoke early twentieth-century woodcuts, Kuper's Heart of Darkness
confronts Conrad's famously ambiguous, labyrinthine sentences and
invents in stark black and white panels a visual language that
excavates the hidden corners of Conrad's 1899 masterpiece.
Capturing the ominous atmosphere and hellish conditions of the
Belgian Congo, Kuper transforms this lurid tale of madness, greed
and evil into something shockingly modern. Long-time admirers of
the novel will see Conrad's opus with new eyes while new readers
will discover a brilliant introduction to a classic work.
The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to
help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE
and A Level
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Nostromo - A Tale of the Seaboard
Joseph Conrad; Edited by Roger Osborne, Hugh Epstein
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Joseph Conrad's Nostromo (1904) is widely considered his modernist
masterpiece. The first of his major political novels, it depicts
the effects of repeated revolution in a fictional South American
state under the growing influence of the United States of America.
It is an enduring portrait of global economics and politics during
the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This first
comprehensive and authoritative critical edition offers an
introduction clarifying the novel's origins and sources, while
explanatory notes detail literary and historical references. An
accompanying essay lays out the history of composition and
publication, detailing interventions made by Conrad's editors. Also
included are appendices of Conrad's source material; glossaries of
nautical and foreign terms; a map; and reproductions of early
drafts. By returning to (and respecting) Conrad's own early
manuscript and typescript forms, this edition presents the novel
and its preface in a form more authoritative than any so far.
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The Lagoon (Hardcover)
Joseph Conrad
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Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions
of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest
writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take
us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England
to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on
the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and
printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile
cloth and stamped with foil. On sea, on land, at the edges of the
colonial experience, Joseph Conrad's short stories offer a glimpse
of the violence, the kindness, and the mystery at humanity's heart.
'The Lagoon' tells of love and its shadow, 'The Typhoon' of the gap
between man and nature, while 'The Secret Sharer' provides a
brilliant exploration of truth and trust.
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Lord Jim (Paperback)
Joseph Conrad
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Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, this edition is published here with the complete Congo Diaries. On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on the trail of the elusive Kurtz, a brilliant idealist gone rogue. His account relates not only the perils he encounters on his quest, but also the deterioration of his state of mind as he is confronted with a world that is hostile and alien to him.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Alma Evergreens is a series of popular classics. All the titles in the series are provided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading material including a section of photographs and notes. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions or manuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. With an emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading the classics.
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