Joseph Conrad. (2000). Heart of Darkness. Unabridged Spotify Audiobooks.

Joseph Conrad. 2000. Heart of Darkness. Spotify Audiobooks.

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. Spotify Audiobooks, 2000.

Joseph Conrad. Heart of Darkness. Unabridged Spotify Audiobooks, 2000.

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The story of the enigmatic Kurtz and his outpost in deepest Congo as told by Marlow is an adventure story that examines the intent and effects of colonization. It remains one of the most controversial and profound writings of world literature.

Joseph Conrad was born Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski, on December 3, 1857, in Russian occupied Poland. His father, who was fighting for Polish independence, wrote a poem asking his son to remain "without land or love" as long as Poland was enslaved. Conrad went to sea at sixteen and and served fifteen years aboard English ships. He became the captain of his own ships, sailing to Asia and Africa. He took up writing at the age of thirty two. It did not come easy: English was his fourth language after Polish, Russian and French, but he wrote with depth and beauty seldom matched. He was offered knighthood, but declined. He died August 3, 1924.

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   • content: In HEART OF DARKNESS, Marlow, the narrator, undertakes both an outer and an inner journey. The outer journey takes him into the heart of Africa, where he encounters representatives of every colonial stripe. Performing the work instead of simply reading it, Scott Brick emphasizes this aspect of Conrad's classic, clearly conveying class differences and a range of foreign accents, as well as pidgin. Conrad's prose is dense and complex, but Brick delivers it smoothly and gracefully. However, Marlow's inner journey--during which he confronts the mysterious Mr. Kurtz--remains too distant and intellectualized to fully capture the emotional charge of the moment. G.T.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
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   • content: Conrad's heavily atmospheric story of greed and evil is perfectly suited to audio performance since it is Marlow's voice that relates the horror of the journey down the Congo River. Jack Sondericker's rumbling and intense interpretation is compelling. Sondericker's narration exudes force and intensity, which pull the listener into the horror of Marlow's journey from innocence to the comprehension of evil. B.V. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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   • content: Conrad's heavily atmospheric story of greed and evil is perfectly suited to audio performance since it is Marlow's voice that relates the horror of the journey down the Congo River. Richard Thomas's reading is on an even level throughout the telling, but the timbre of his voice of his voice may be too slight to lead listeners into Conrad's terrifying wilderness. Thomas's performance does not stand up well when compared to other productions. B.V. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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   • content: Conrad's famous and influential short novel takes us up an African river with Marlow, who is searching for Kurtz, a colonial administrator in trouble. With his deep, resonant voice, David Horovitch could make the tax code intriguing. He gives each aspect of the story--from its "frame" in England, through its central horror in Africa, to its European coda--subtle and tactful treatment, giving now politically incorrect comments on colonialism, for example, just the right light turn. His voice fits the somber grimness of the story, while giving it its proper touch of the absurd. Only when he must provide other voices--that of Kurtz and especially that of Kurtz's Russian companion--is he a bit less than convincing. Still, this is an absorbing performance of a key work in twentieth-century literature. W.M. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
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   • content: The horror! The horror! In this brooding and justly celebrated novella of 1902, seaman Charles Marlow is cruising quietly down the Thames at dusk with some friends. As night begins to fall, he tells them of his harrowing journey down an African river in search of the unscrupulous and near-legendary ivory trader named Kurtz, a quest deep into inky spiritual and symbolic darkness. Acclaimed Irish actor/director Kenneth Branagh impersonates Marlow in this recording. Admirably, while fully playing the drama, he never goes overboard. He plays the tale for the great yarn that it is. But had he taken more cognizance of its trajectory and subtleties, he would have made the listening experience far richer than he has. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

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