Items related to Heart of Darkness
Acclaimed illustrator Peter Kuper delivers a shocking graphic interpretation of this controversial classic.
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness has unsettled generations of readers with its haunting portrait of colonialism and the brutal exploitation of African lives. Peter Kuper's graphic adaptation reimagines this singular masterpiece for a new generation. Illustrated to evoke early twentieth-century woodcuts, Kuper's Heart of Darkness confronts Conrad s famously ambiguous, labyrinthine sentences and invents in stark black and white panels a visual language that excavates the hidden corners of Conrad's 1899 masterpiece. Capturing the ominous atmosphere and hellish conditions of the Belgian Congo, Kuper transforms this lurid tale of madness, greed and evil into something shockingly modern. Kuper interrogates the problematic legacy of Heart of Darkness by grappling with Conrad's own colonial attitudes and racist imagery which still endure today. Long-time admirers of the novel will see Conrad's opus with new eyes while new readers will discover a brilliant introduction to a classic work.
Don't miss selected images from the book - scroll down!
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Not only a triumph of graphic art but a compelling work of literary interpretation. [Kuper] has designed a masterful synthesis that retains Conrad's language while pressing beyond the limits of Conrad's vision. --Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University, from the foreword
An effective visual rendering of a notoriously ambiguous novella. --Paul Armstrong, Professor of English, Brown University
The major achievement of this adaptation is Kuper's ability to capture Conrad's irony by going beyond the merely expressionist. It provides a space of play that enhances the moral of the tale. --Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University
About the Author:
An effective visual rendering of a notoriously ambiguous novella. --Paul Armstrong, Professor of English, Brown University
The major achievement of this adaptation is Kuper's ability to capture Conrad's irony by going beyond the merely expressionist. It provides a space of play that enhances the moral of the tale. --Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University
Peter Kuper frequently contributes cartoons to The New Yorker and is the illustrator of Mad magazine's "Spy vs. Spy." His graphic novels include the Eisner Award-winning Ruins and Kafkaesque, an adaptation of Kafka's stories. He lives in New York City.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 0393635643
- ISBN 13 9780393635645
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00038385476
Buy New
£ 7.04
Convert currency
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # C06M-00464
Buy New
£ 10.03
Convert currency
Stock Image
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2020. Originally published at $21.95. Seller Inventory # W119516b
Buy New
£ 8.29
Convert currency
Seller Image
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 35287356-n
Buy New
£ 13.17
Convert currency
Seller Image
Heart of Darkness [Hardcover ]
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780393635645
Buy New
£ 15.32
Convert currency
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness Format: Hardcover
Published by
WW Norton Publishers
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780393635645
Buy New
£ 12.36
Convert currency
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Illustrated. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Seller Inventory # 002326283N
Buy New
£ 12.38
Convert currency
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLING22Oct2018170011234
Buy New
£ 14.19
Convert currency
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ00Q8OO_ns
Buy New
£ 17.40
Convert currency
Stock Image
Heart of Darkness
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0393635643
ISBN 13: 9780393635645
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.15. Seller Inventory # 0393635643-2-1
Buy New
£ 17.75
Convert currency