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Heart of Darkness and Other Tales

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Informationen zum Autor Cedric Watts is an authority on Conrad and the author of numerous books and articles on Conrad including Joseph Conrad: A Literary Life (1989), A Preface to Conrad (2nd edn 1993), and Joseph Conrad (1994). For OWC he has edited Typhoon and Other Tales and other Conrad books for other publishers, most recently Lord Jim for Broadview Press. Klappentext The finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia, and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography. Zusammenfassung 'Heart of Darkness' is Conrad's finest tale and tells of Marlow's journey up the Congo River to meet Mr Kurtz. This volume also includes 'An Outpost of Progress', 'Karain', and 'Youth' in a revised edition using the English first edition texts and with new chronology and bibliography. Inhaltsverzeichnis An Outpost of Progress Karain: A Memory Youth: A Narrative Heart of Darkness

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Authors Joseph Conrad
Assisted by Cedri Watts (Editor), Cedric Watts (Editor)
Publisher Oxford University Press Trade
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 17.04.2008
 
EAN 9780199536016
ISBN 978-0-19-953601-6
Dimensions 130 mm x 196 mm x 14 mm
Series World's classics
Oxford World's Classics
World's classics
WORLD'S CLASSIC
Oxford World's Classics
WORLD'S CLASSIC
World's classics
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Polnische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Classics, Short Stories, Classic fiction: general and literary

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