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Heart of Darkness (Norton Library)

作者:Conrad, Joseph/ Lewis, Pericles

出版社:Norton

年份:2022

ISBN:9780393544084

書號:30265912

裝訂:平裝

定價:$350

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內容簡介

Joseph Conrad 的經典代表作

【潛伏於黑暗大陸,幽暗人心的倒影】

船員查爾斯‧馬洛受命前往非洲擔任一間象牙貿易公司內河蒸氣船的船長,時值帝國殖民時期,非洲大陸對歐洲西方國家而言仍是一塊未知的土地,充滿瘴癘之氣、潮濕悶熱,不僅讓人容易患病,甚至陷入瘋狂。

馬洛在象牙貿易站發現工作環境相當惡劣且設備老舊,他們將土著一個個用鎖鏈栓起,被迫在濕熱又骯髒的地方幹活,同時,他也從會計師那裏聽聞一位名叫庫爾茲的男人的事蹟,據說他是象牙貿易公司裡最傑出的交易員,他帶回來的象牙量總是全部人的10倍之多,但他目前人在更內陸的貿易站,且據說身染重病,近乎命危,而馬洛的工作就是要把他帶回來。

於是馬洛偕同一些象牙販子和當地土著繼續進入叢林深處,一路上險象環生且人心莫測,他逐漸發現這些人們對庫爾茲的評價相當兩極,有些人極度地崇拜他,有些人則憎恨他的權勢地位,但這位被當地原住民奉為“神”來膜拜的白人男子,究竟是如何從壓榨奴隸的殖民者身分,成為握有資源、獲取食人族土著信任、在叢林中恣意稱王的“白人的神”?馬洛的旅程又會如何結束?

於叢林深處,人心的暗處反映在對金錢和權力的無盡貪婪,卻又被這股力量吞沒,連同生命一起埋葬於黑暗內陸的濃霧與蒸沐之中。

A haunting critique of European colonialism in Africa, Heart of Darkness recounts Charles Marlow’s perilous expedition up the Congo River in search of Mr. Kurtz, the powerful and enigmatic commander of a Belgian ivory trading post. As Marlow draws closer to and finally reaches the target of his obsession, admiration turns to horror at the colonizers’ atrocities laid bare before him. Its famously cryptic narrative structure, richly layered with symbolic undertones, evokes a hazy, menacing atmosphere that has sparked countless reinterpretations and adaptations to this day.

頁數 : 144頁

作者介紹
Joseph Conrad
Polish author Joseph Conrad is considered to be one of the greatest English-language novelists, a remarkable achievement considering English was not his first language. Conrad s literary works often featured a nautical setting, reflecting the influences of his early career in the Merchant Navy, and his depictions of the struggles of the human spirit in a cold, indifferent world are best exemplified in such seminal works as Heart of Darkness, Lord JimM, The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Regarded as a forerunner of modernist literature, Conrad s writing style and characters have influenced such distinguished writers as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William S. Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, and George Orwell, among many others. Many of Conrad s novels have been adapted for film, most notably Heart of Darkness, which served as the inspiration and foundation for Francis Ford Coppola s 1979 film Apocalypse Now.
Conrad Fischer, M.D., is one of the most experienced educators in medicine today. His breadth of teaching extends from medical students to USMLE prep to Specialty Board exams. In addition, Dr. Fischer is the Associate Chief of Medicine for Educational and Academic Activities at SUNY Downstate School of Medicine, and is an Attending Physician at King's County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Fischer has been Chairman of Medicine for Kaplan Medical since 1999, and has held Residency Program Director positions at both Maimonides Medical Center and Flushing Hospital in New York City.
Sonia Reichert, MD., is the Director of Medical Curriculum for Kaplan Medical.