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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 us, 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."

First published in 1902, Conrad's story describes intensely and in stark detail how greed can so easily drive civilised and enlightened men to revert to primitive savagery. Set against the background of the European ivory trade in Africa, Heart Of Darkness is narrator Marlow's account of his journey in search of the legendary and mystical Kurtz, the most successful trader of them all, who is now reported to be ill. Marlow's quest becomes both a harrowing journey of self-discovery and haunting description of the brutality of colonial exploitation; while Kurtz himself is one of the most memorable creations in modern fiction.
(P)1996 HarperCollins UK
Classics Literary Fiction
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The Horror, The Horror

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.

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