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Heart of Darkness (version 4)

Heart of Darkness (version 4)

By: Joseph Conrad
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 In this powerful novella based on Joseph Conrad's own experiences in the Belgian Congo, Charles Marlow, an experienced seaman, tells a small group of friends about a profoundly disturbing episode in his life where he was employed by a large colonising enterprise to sail a tinpot steamer up a river into the heart of Africa with a view to bringing out an ivory trader who had gone rogue. Conrad biographer Maya Janasoff has argued that while Marlow's descriptions of Africans are crudely racist, the author binds this racist language with "a potentially radical suggestion. What made the difference between savagery and civilization, Conrad was saying, transcended skin color; it even transcended place. The issue for Conrad wasn’t that 'savages' were inhuman. It was that any human could be a savage." - Summary by Peter DannCopyright Beauty_23 Art
Episodes
  • Chapter III Part 2

    Chapter III Part 2
    Apr 17 2024
    37 mins
  • Chapter III Part 1

    Chapter III Part 1
    Apr 17 2024
    40 mins
  • Chapter II Part 2

    Chapter II Part 2
    Apr 17 2024
    34 mins

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