A psychological and political novella following the sailor Marlow as he travels deep into the Congo in search of the enigmatic ivory trader Kurtz. As the journey exposes the violence and hypocrisy of European imperialism, Marlow confronts unsettling questions about power, civilization and the darkness within human nature. This Penguin edition also includes Conrad’s Congo Diary, together with an introduction and notes by Robert Hampson, linking the fictional voyage to the author’s own experiences in Africa.
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year published: 1995
Number of pages: 166
Original language: English