Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness is an 1899 novella by Joseph Conrad. Widely regarded as a critique of European imperialism and a psychological exploration of human nature, it follows an English sailor, Charles Marlow, who recounts his harrowing voyage up the Congo River for a Belgian company to find Mr. Kurtz, an enigmatic ivory trader who has gone mad and established himself as a god-like figure. Plot and Structure: The novella uses a frame narrative (a story within a story). The tale opens on a ship an...