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Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer

Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer( )
Author: Conrad, Joseph
Afterword by: Passaro, Vince
Introduction by: Oates, Joyce Carol
Series title:Signet Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7569-9058-9
Publication Date:Aug 2008
Publisher:Perfection Learning Corporation
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Conrad wrote two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the 20th century. "Heart of Darkness" and "The Secret Sharer" encapsulate his literary achievements--and his haunting portrayal of the dark side of man. Revised reissue.

Book Details
Pages:168
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Psychological
Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.1 x 6.8 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.3 Pounds
Author Biography
Conrad, Joseph (Author)
Joseph Conrad is recognized as one of the 20th century's greatest English language novelists.

He was born Jozef Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski on December 3, 1857, in the Polish Ukraine. His father, a writer and translator, was from Polish nobility, but political activity against Russian oppression led to his exile. Conrad was orphaned at a young age and subsequently raised by his uncle.

At 17 he went to sea, an experience that shaped the bleak view of human nature which he expressed in his fiction. In such works as Lord Jim (1900), Youth (1902), and Nostromo (1904), Conrad depicts individuals thrust by circumstances beyond their control into moral and emotional dilemmas. His novel Heart of Darkness (1902), perhaps his best known and most influential work, narrates a literal journey to the center of the African jungle. This novel inspired the acclaimed motion picture Apocalypse Now.

After the publication of his first novel, Almayer's Folly (1895), Conrad gave up the sea. He produced thirteen novels, two volumes of memoirs, and twenty-eight short stories. He died on August 3, 1924, in England.

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