TY - BOOK AU - Conrad, Joseph TI - Heart of darkness T2 - Penguin popular classics SN - 9780140620481 U1 - 823 PY - 1994/// CY - Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England PB - Penguin Books N2 - In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society ER -