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Author
Publisher
Doubleday, Page & Company
Pub. Date
1915
Physical Desc
340 p.
Language
English
Description
This is an exciting, atmospheric work that works on several levels: partly a story of tropical adventures, partly a melodramatic novel, partly a psychological thriller, partly a criticism of the empire. Axel Heist lives on an island in present-day Indonesia with a Chinese aide Wang. Heist visits a nearby island when a women's group plays in a hotel owned by Mr. Schomberg. Schomberg tries to impose himself sexually on one of the band members, Alma,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
xx, 133 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Heart of Darkness is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into 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...