{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-76","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting Modernist masterpiece and the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e explores the limits of human experience and the nightmarish realities of imperialism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad'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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains Conrad's \u003ci\u003eCongo Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness \u003c\/i\u003eand critical responses to the novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited with an introduction by Owen Knowles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Seems to reach into the heart of Conrad himself' Peter Ackroyd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260123369816,"sku":"9780141441672","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141441672.jpg?v=1777845627","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/heart-of-darkness-76","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}