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Heart of Darkness

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Heart of Darkness

By: Joseph Conrad
Narrated by: Joss Ackland
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‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’

At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious, overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.

The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism.

(P)1996 HarperCollins UK Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Africa

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It's difficult to define what has made me listen to this novella over 20 times. Conrad's use of language, even though English wasn't his first tongue, is engaging from the outset. And then the story, a travelogue, is so captivating as the author takes us from London to (presumably) Belgium and on to Africa and the (again presumably) Belgian Congo. And on into The Heart of Darkness. In search of the amazing forager of tusks, Kurtz.
Then again, the narrator, Joss Ackland, is what makes this audiobook such and experience.
I believe this to be the perfect combination of author and narrator.
Listen.
Experience.
And enjoy.

The Horror, The Horror

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