El cor de les tenebres

Synopsis of El cor de les tenebres

«El cor de les tenebres» is the short novel by Joseph Conrad, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (192 pages, in Catalan).

Captain Marlow travels up the Congo River in search of Kurtz, a commercial agent who has ventured into the interior of Africa and from whom troubling news arrives. The journey becomes an exploration of colonial greed and the darkness within the human being, with a thought-provoking ending.

Translation by Montserrat Vancells Flotats. Part of the Butxaca collection from Edicions 62.

For readers of world literature classics interested in adventure stories and criticism of colonialism.