{"product_id":"9781853262401","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Conrad, Joseph, Moore, Gene M. (Universiteit van Amsterda), Carabine, Dr Keith (University of Kent a\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 5 March 1995 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wordsworth Classics' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e195 x 124 x 14 | 160g\u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerally regarded as the pre-eminent work of Conrad's shorter fiction, Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other two stories in this book - Youth and The End of the Tether - concern the sea and those who sail upon it, a genre in which Conrad reigns supreme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conrad, Joseph, Moore, Gene M. (Universiteit van Amsterda), Carabine, Dr Keith (University of Kent a","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465877491896,"sku":"9781853262401","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781853262401.jpg?v=1734728049","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781853262401","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}