by Joseph Conrad

isbn: 0393955524
subject: Fiction and Literature
finished: 9/2/1998

Heart of Darkness is a short, difficult story about the horrible conditions in colonial Africa, and about the depths that a man sinks to when unbound by morals and laws. Conrad is an amazing writer; I was constantly impressed by his vivid imagery and descriptions. For example:

We called at some more places with farcical names, where the merry dance of death and trade goes on in a still and earthy atmosphere as of an overheated catacomb...

Recommended.