El corazón de las tinieblas

Synopsis of El corazón de las tinieblas

«El corazón de las tinieblas» is the novel by Joseph Conrad, published by Random House Mondadori in paperback (156 pages, in Spanish).

The sailor Charlie Marlow tells some companions about his journey up the Congo River as captain of a steamboat; his mission leads him to investigate agent Kurtz, a man of brilliant reputation whose figure ends up proving sinister. This framed narrative is a reflection on European colonialism, brutality, and the shadows of human nature.

Spanish translation of «Heart of Darkness», a work serialized in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899.

Common reading in schools and universities, and a reference for those approaching the classics of world literature and the debate on colonialism.