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    Heart of Darkness
    Heart of Darkness
    Heart of Darkness
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    Heart of Darkness

    Written by Joseph Conrad

    Narrated by Bob Neufeld

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    Heart of Darkness is a short novel by Polish novelist Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow's life as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. This book was the basis for Francis Ford Coppola's classic Vietnam film Apocalypse Now.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooktrack
    Release dateApr 6, 2018
    ISBN9780473434854
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    Joseph Conrad

    Polish-born Joseph Conrad is regarded as a highly influential author, and his works are seen as a precursor to modernist literature. His often tragic insight into the human condition in novels such as Heart of Darkness and The Secret Agent is unrivalled by his contemporaries.

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