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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Heart of Darkness: A Norton Critical Edition

Joseph Conrad (author), Paul B. Armstrong (editor)

Paperback Published on: 02/09/2016

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Tale of its time

I found this a difficult read not because of the subject matter but the way it was written,had it been today would have been easier to understand. Revolves... READ MORE

ENEFCEE 1956

Synopsis

This edition includes a newly edited text based on the 1902 edition. Textual History and Editing Principles provides an overview of the controversies and ambiguities surrounding Heart of Darkness. Included are background and source materials, and contemporary responses to the novella along with essays in criticism, including a new section on film adaptations.

Publisher information

Publisher: WW Norton & Co
ISBN: 9780393264869
Number of pages: 504
Dimensions: 213 x 130 x 28 mm
Weight: 477g
Languages: English

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Illuminates the dark side of humanity

Nothing personifies the corrupting influence of power and greed better than Kurtz, driven to the limits of sanity not by uncivilised Africa, but by his sel... READ MORE

Tim Dumble

Heart of Darkness

I had to leave this. There was a few ideas that got my back up and the writing was just inaccessible, as in flat, there was no way in, no depth or dimensio... READ MORE

ClarePenelope

Heart of Darkness (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Horrifying Time Capsule

Ultimately this is a book about human brutality, about the darkness inherent in all of this and the various ways we attempt to either justify it or embrace... READ MORE

Jaroszynski