{"product_id":"9781434102010","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"A masterpiece of twentieth-century writing, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e (1902) exposes the tenuous fabric that holds \"civilization\" together and the brutal horror at the center of European colonialism. Conrad's crowning achievement recounts Marlow's physical and psychological journey deep into the heart of the Belgian Congo in search of the mysterious trader Kurtz. \u003cp\u003eJoyce Carol Oates on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e has had an influence that goes beyond the specifically literary.  This parable of a man's 'heart of darkness' dramatized in the alleged 'Dark Continent' of Africa transcended its late Victorian era to acquire the stature of one of the great, if troubling, visionary works of western civilization.\"\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Waking Lion Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048247640304,"sku":"9781434102010","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781434102010_p0.jpg?v=1763753769","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781434102010","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}