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Joseph Conrad schrieb seine 1899 veröffentlichte Erzählung unter dem Eindruck der Kolonialherrschaft in Afrika und vor allem angesichts der Gräuel an der schwarzen Bevölkerung im belgischen Kongogebiet. In dem Urwaldfluss, den der junge Kapitän Marlow mit seinem klapprigen Dampfer hinauffährt, um den verschollenen Handelsagenten Kurtz zu suchen, ist der zentralafrikanische Strom unschwer zu erkennen. Conrad geht jedoch weit über die politische Kritik am Kolonialismus hinaus: Als Marlow den Agenten schließlich findet, der in seiner Handelsniederlassung ein blutiges Terrorregime führt, gelangt er in das »Herz der Finsternis", einen furchterregenden Ort, wo Moral und Humanität zusammengebrochen sind.

Die Orthografie dieser Ausgabe wurde der neuen deutschen Rechtschreibung angepasst und die Interpunktion behutsam modernisiert
LanguageDeutsch
Release dateJun 1, 2017
ISBN9783959091626
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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad was born to Polish parents in the Ukraine on 3rd December 1857. He grew up surrounded by upheaval. His father was exiled to northern Russia for political activities and although they eventually returned to Poland, Conrad was orphaned by the age of 11. Subsequently he was taught by his uncle, a great influence and mentor. Leaving for Marseilles in 1874, Conrad began his training as a seaman. After an attempt at suicide, Conrad joined the British merchant navy and became a British subject in 1886. After his first novel, Almayer's Folly was published in 1895 he left the sea behind and settled down to a life of writing. Indeed, as his wife wrote in 1927, he would move only "from his table to his bed, for days and days on end". Troubled financially for many years, he faced uncomplimentary critics and an indifferent public. He finally became a popular success with Chance (1913). By the end of his life on 3rd August 1924 his status as one of the great writers of his time was assured.

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