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Heart of darkness

by Fiona Banner, Joseph Conrad, Paolo Pellegrin

A narrator recounts his journey up the Congo River into the African interior during the late nineteenth century. This novella examines the nature of colonialism and the psychological effects of power through a meditation on civilisation and barbarity.

Accession 15680 ISBN 9781909829053 Publisher Four Corners Books, The Vanity Press
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