{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-by-joseph-conrad","title":"Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the Heart of Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between what Conrad calls \"the greatest town on earth\", London, and Africa as places of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between \"civilised people\" and those described as \"savages\"; Heart of Darkness raises questions about imperialism and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeart of Darkness has been widely re-published and translated into many languages. It provided the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/joseph-conrad-books\"\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781657671928\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.83","offer_id":47916743557297,"sku":"SB-1657671925-C3","price":1.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1657671925.jpg?v=1789683937","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/heart-of-darkness-by-joseph-conrad","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}