Audiobook (abridged)3 hours
Youth & Heart of Darkness
Written by Joseph Conrad
Narrated by Brian Cox
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
In these two magnificent novellas Conrad explores the question of self-discovery through powerful and exciting narratives in Youth, the experienced seaman Marlow tells the story of a young man’s coming of age on his first voyage to the East. While in Heart of Darkness he describes with terrifying depth and vividness the slide into corruption of an idealistic trader – Kurtz, who has become the demi-devil of the Inner Station in the Belgian Congo…
Author
Joseph Conrad
Polish-born Joseph Conrad is regarded as a highly influential author, and his works are seen as a precursor to modernist literature. His often tragic insight into the human condition in novels such as Heart of Darkness and The Secret Agent is unrivalled by his contemporaries.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing story-telling by arguably the best narrator in the world. This is one of my favorite audiobooks.