HEART OF DARKNESS

In this tale of colonial exploitation, the narrator, Marlowe, journeys deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men.

JOSEPH CONRAD(1857-1924).Known primarily as a writer of sea stories in his own time,Conrad has since been acclaimed as a leading influence in the Modernist movement,with his novels displaying a masterful narrative technique.