Length3h 57m
About this audiobook
Compelling, exotic, and suspenseful, Heart of Darkness is far more than just an adventure story. The novel explores deep into the dark regions of the hearts and souls of its characters and into the conflicts prevalent in more "primitive" cultures. It is also a striking picture of the moral deterioration that can result from prolonged isolation.
Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his friends of an experience in the Congo where he once ran a river steamer for a trading company. He tells of the ivory traders' cruel exploitation of the natives there. Chief among these is a greedy and treacherous European named Kurtz, who has used savagery to obtain semidivine power over the natives. While Marlow tries to get Kurtz back down the river, Kurtz tries to justify his actions, asserting that he has seen into the very heart of things.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (627.9K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length3 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byFrederick Davidson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 28, 2009
LanguageEnglish
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