{"product_id":"the-heart-of-darkness-9780460874779","title":"The Heart of Darkness","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid he live his life through in every detail of desire, temptation and surrender during that supreme moment of complete knowledge? He cried whisperingly at some image at some vision,–he cried twice, with a cry that was no more than a breath–\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The horror! The Horror!\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Marlow's journey into the heart of Africa is odyssey into corruption, absurdity the Africans and conspiring against each other; he voyages upstream on a paddle–steamer that comes under lethal attack; and he encounters the great idealist, Mr. Kurtz, the genius who seemed to represent the best Europe. But Mr. Kurtz  has 'taken a high seat among the devils of the land,' and Marlow returns to Europe bearing the burden of appalling knowledge, forced to make his 'choice of nightmares.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad's critical tale of self inspired the far-reaching film \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e as well as generations of critical discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA comprehensive paperback edition, with introduction notes, selected criticism, text summary and chronology of Conrad's life and times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Joseph Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294813597947,"sku":"9780460874779","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_5c22eccf-ad5e-4685-a542-099bf720d209.jpg?v=1778758140","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-heart-of-darkness-9780460874779","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}