Heart of Darkness & The Secret Sharer (Conrad - Signet mm PB)

Author: Joseph Conrad

ISBN: 9780451531032

Binding: mass market paperback

Section: Fiction

Heart of Darkness is a devastating commentary on the corruptibility of humanity. Based on Conrad’s own 1890 trip up the Congo River, the story is told by Marlow, the novelist’s alter ego. It is a journey into darkness and horror — both literally, as the narrator descends into a sinister jungle landscape, and metaphorically, as he encounters the morally depraved Mr. Kurtz. The Secret Sharer is the tale of a young sea captain’s first command as he sails into the Gulf of Siam — and into an encounter with his mysterious “double,” the shadow self of the unconscious mind.