{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-a-novella-by-polish-british-novelist-joseph-conrad-9782491251116","title":"Heart of Darkness: A novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (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 so-called \u003cem\u003eHeart of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e. Charles 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 so-called civilised people and those described as savages; \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e raises questions about imperialism and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued as a three-part serial story in \u003cem\u003eBlackwood's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e to celebrate the thousandth edition of the magazine, \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e has been widely re-published and translated into many languages. It provided the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e 67th on their list of the 100 best novels in English of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782491251116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8659 \/ Heart of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230796578997,"sku":"9782491251116","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c78fbbf1-43b2-4139-b3cc-2758040acd16.jpg?v=1750170286","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heart-of-darkness-a-novella-by-polish-british-novelist-joseph-conrad-9782491251116","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}