Heart Of Darkness Heliographica Classics Author:Joseph Conrad Apocalypse Then . . . Heart of Darkness, the novel based on Joseph Conrad's own sojourn in the Belgian Congo, is the story of one man's journey into the African jungle. Marlow, both a wanderer and seaman (Conrad's recurring character), recounts his voyage through the Congo and the legends he encounters surrounding his exploring predecessor K... more »urtz. His eventual encounter with Kurtz reveals a depth of moral depravity that leaves Marlow to radically question not only his own nature, but also the very corruptibility of mankind. Loosely adapted by Academy Award winning director Francis Ford Coppola as his film Apocalypse Now, Conrad's original novel Heart of Darkness persists as an unflinching look into the darkest potential of humanity.« less