Román poľského rodáka Josepha Conrada Srdce temnoty vyšiel po anglicky knižne v roku 1902 a rýchlo sa stal jedným z najzásadnejších literárnych diel 20. storočia. Conradov text ako jeden z prvých kriticky nazerá na témy imperializmu... Zobraziť viac
Konstantin Vaginov (1899 – 1934) – ruský básnik a prozaik, popredný a svojrázny predstaviteľ ruskej sovietskej postavantgardy a predchodca ruskej postmodernej literatúry, sa narodil v Petrohrade, ktorý bol preňho... Zobraziť viac
Konstantin Vaginov (1899 – 1934) – ruský básnik a prozaik, popredný a svojrázny predstaviteľ ruskej sovietskej postavantgardy a predchodca ruskej postmodernej literatúry, sa narodil v Petrohrade, ktorý bol preňho štvrtým Rímom a pre jeho poéziu... Zobraziť viac
Hoci Ľudmilu Podjavorinskú vnímame predovšetkým ako autorku detských kníh, pri príležitosti 75. výročia jej úmrtia chceme poukázať na všestrannosť a bohatstvo jej tvorby. Výber z jej diela ukazuje, že tvorba Ľudmily Podjavorinskej pre deti i dospelých... Zobraziť viac
Konstantin Vaginov (1899 – 1934) – ruský básnik a prozaik, popredný a svojrázny predstaviteľ ruskej sovietskej postavantgardy a predchodca ruskej postmodernej literatúry, sa narodil v Petrohrade, ktorý bol preňho štvrtým Rímom a pre jeho poéziu... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return... Zobraziť viac
Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a steamboat captain on the River Congo. There, in the heart of Africa, his search for the ... Zobraziť viac
On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on... Zobraziť viac
Life on the river is brutal, and unknown threats lurk in the darkness; the silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Marlow's mission to captain a steamer upriver into the dense interior ... Zobraziť viac
Heart of Darkness is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into the heart of the African continent, ... Zobraziť viac
Marlow, a seaman, tells of a journey up the Congo. His goal is the troubled European and ivory trader Kurtz. Worshipped and feared by invaders as well as natives, Kurtz has become a godlike figure, his presence pervading the jungle like a... Zobraziť viac
On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on... Zobraziť viac
"Heart of Darkness is a devastating commentary on the corruptibility of humanity. Based on Conrad’s own 1890 trip up the Congo River, the story is told by Marlow, the novelist’s alter ego. It is a journey into darkness and horror—both literally, as the... Zobraziť viac
Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century as a literary classic, and also a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. It reflects the savage repressions carried out in the Congo by the Belgians in one of the largest acts of... Zobraziť viac
Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century as a literary classic, and also as a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism... Zobraziť viac
Marlow, a seaman, tells of a journey up the Congo. His goal is the troubled European and ivory trader Kurtz. Worshipped and feared by invaders as well as natives, Kurtz has become a godlike figure, his presence pervading ... Zobraziť viac
The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness. As the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captai... Zobraziť viac
