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Heart of Darkness | [Joseph Conrad]
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Heart of Darkness

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  • by Joseph Conrad
  • Narrated by Michael M. Thompson
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  • LENGTH
    4 hrs and 17 mins
  • RELEASE DATE
    12-16-99
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Publisher's Summary

"Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings....And this stillness of life did not in the least resemble a peace. It was the stillness of an implacable force brooding over an inscrutable intention. It looked at you with a vengeful aspect."

The place is the Belgian Congo, "darkest Africa" of the late 19th century. The narrator, Marlow, describes his experiences running a river steamer for the Company and the cruel colonial exploitation that was practiced. Marlow goes into the jungle in search of the mysterious and powerful white trader Kurtz, hoping to find answers and explanations in that shadowy figure's character for the evil surrounding him.Film director Francis Ford Coppola based his Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now on this classic story.

(P)1989 by Recorded Books Inc.

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    Cecil West Memphis, AR, United States 09-03-10
    Cecil West Memphis, AR, United States 09-03-10 Member Since 2009
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    I know this is supposed to be a classic but it just never got off the ground. I really only bought it because some fellow students said it was a great book and I should definitely read it. They must have read it for a class that had a really good teacher. Just about the time I thought it was about to finally get started and things were going to pick up, it was over!. I really don't get it. I never got Apocalypse Now either. Except for Robert Duvall. I will absolutely be willing to listen to anyone willing to point out what I missed. But after the first pass I would have to say skip it.

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    Terry Old Orchard Beach, ME, USA 10-04-07
    Terry Old Orchard Beach, ME, USA 10-04-07 Member Since 2005
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    on the third time that I downloaded this book it finally came in so that I could understand it. If you are getting this because of "Apocalyspe Now" don't bother. interesting but not great.

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    Frank San Francisco, CA, USA 07-19-04
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    I am honestly not sure if it was the book itself or the reader, but I struggled to stay awake every time I listened to this. What started out as interest fueled by enjoying "Apocalypse Now" soon turned into a relentless struggle against sleepiness.

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