{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-joseph-conrad-9781499572162","title":"Heart of Darkness: Original and Unabridged","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the \u003cb\u003eoriginal and unabridged\u003c\/b\u003e text of this Joseph Conrad classic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e by Polish novelist \u003cb\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e, narrates the life of Charles Marlow as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. The river is \"a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving afar over a vast country, and its tail lost in the depths of the land.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAboard the Nellie, anchored in the River Thames near Gravesend, England, Charles Marlow tells his fellow sailors about the events that led to his appointment as captain of a river-steamboat for an ivory trading company. He describes his passage on ships into the wilderness to the Company's station, which strikes Marlow as a scene of devastation: disorganized, machinery parts here and there, periodic demolition explosions, weakened native black men who have been demoralized, in chains, literally being worked to death, and strolling beside them an African guard in a uniform carrying a rifle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is a complex exploration of the attitudes people hold on what constitutes a barbarian versus a civilized society and the attitudes on colonialism and racism that were part and parcel of European imperialism. It has been ranked as one of the best novels in English of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Conrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499572166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499572162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8659 \/ Heart of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935106040063,"sku":"9781499572162","price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c85908c4-c713-4a93-b56e-058e1e15ff85.jpg?v=1681417887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heart-of-darkness-joseph-conrad-9781499572162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}