Heart of Darkness and The Congo Diary by Conrad, Joseph - 2009

US: Penguin Publishing Group, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Heart of Darkness is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer re counting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous i vory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into the heart of the African continen t, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Mar low's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the loca l people involves him in a radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but of those that underpin Western civilization itself. This ed ition also includes Conrad's Congo Diary, a glossary, and an introduction d iscussing the author's experiences of Africa, critical responses, and the n ovel's symbolic complexities. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.