Heart of Darkness
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Published:
Tantor Media, Inc. 2008
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 10
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Description
Horror awaits Charlie Marlow, a seaman assigned by an ivory company to retrieve a cargo boat along with one of its employees, Mr. Kurtz, who is stranded deep in the heart of the Belgian Congo. Marlow's journey up the brooding dark river soon becomes a struggle to maintain his own sanity as he witnesses the brutalization of the natives by white traders and then discovers the enigmatic Mr. Kurtz. Kurtz, once a genius and the company's most successful representative, has become a savage; his compound is decorated by a row of human heads mounted on spears. It soon becomes clear that the demonic mastermind, liberated from the conventions of European culture, has traded his soul to become ruler of his own horrific dominion. Acclaimed to be one of the great, albeit disturbing, visionary works of western civilization, Joseph Conrad's haunting tale dramatizes the stark realities of Africa in the colonial period. Heart of Darkness reflects the physical and psychological tragedies that Conrad had experienced while working in the Belgian Congo in 1890. It is also the basis of Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award–winning film Apocalypse Now.
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Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
07/28/2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400128464
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9, 10 Points
Level 9, 10 Points
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APA Citation (style guide)
Joseph Conrad. (2008). Heart of Darkness. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Joseph Conrad. 2008. Heart of Darkness. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. Tantor Media, Inc, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Joseph Conrad. Heart of Darkness. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc, 2008.
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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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