The Heart of Darkness
/ðə ˌhɑːt əv ˈdɑːknəs/
/ðə ˌhɑːrt əv ˈdɑːrknəs/
- a story by Joseph Conrad, published in 1902. The story is told by Marlow, a young man who travels up the Congo River in Africa to find Mr Kurtz, who works in the ivory trade. He discovers that Kurtz is worshipped by the local people and has fallen into a cruel and immoral way of life.
约瑟夫·康拉德 (Joseph Conrad) 于 1902 年出版的故事。故事由马洛讲述，一位年轻人沿非洲刚果河逆流而上，寻找从事象牙贸易的库尔茨先生。他发现库尔兹受到当地人的崇拜，并陷入了残酷和不道德的生活方式。