conrad, joseph

Reprints the 1902 novel about Marlow, a seaman who undertakes a journey into the African jungle to find tormented white trader Kurtz; features excerpts from the diary kept by the author during his travels in the Belgian Congo in 1890; and includes a selection of critical commentary.

An authoritative biography of literary master Joseph Conrad draws on previously unpublished letters and other source material to shed new light on the colorful life and work of one the most influential authors of his generation.